The items are sorted in terms of agreement patterns among the students, all of whom transcribed the same list. Therefore, we have the most confidence in the transcription/pronunciation of the words at the top of the list, and least confidence in the transcription of the words at the bottom.
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| English | Q'anjob'al |
|---|---|
| hair | xil |
| heart | pixan |
| hip | nan |
| body | mimanil |
| forehead | nansat |
| gallbladder | k'a |
| back | ichinej |
| arm | q'ab' |
| neck | nuq |
| stomach | k'ul |
| face | sat |
| nose | txam |
| bone | b'aq |
| ear | txikin |
| hand | samil q'ab'ej |
| jaw | yalan tiej |
| eye | baq'sat |
| blood | chi:k |
| liver | tx'ix anima |
| teeth | e'ej |
| bladder | netal txulej |
| head | jolom |
| kidney | yub'al anima |
| tongue | aq'ej |
| foot | aqanej |
| eyebrow | txousatej |
| vein | txanil anima |
| skin | tz'umal |
| shoulder | jolom xik |
| leg | xub |
| knee | jolom penek |
| chest | txam kulej |
| navel | muxuk |
| mouth | ti: |
| eyelid | tzumal satej |
| nostrils | yolanil txamej |
| trachea | aujub |
| gum | piq' |
| ankle | nuqaqanej |
| throat | aujubej |
| rib | melq'etx |
| intestine | tx'akan |
| chin | metxi tiej |
| finger | yixilma q'ab'ej |
| skeleton | baqilej |
| eyelash | xilsatej |
| shoulder blade | jenxhik |
| nape | yich jolomej |
| appendix | apendise |
| esophagus | yulun uk'ej |
| brain | kawehal jolom |
| palate | jolom tiej |
| cheek | chibejal satej |
| lips | xajti |
| palm | txip' |
| elbow | wasab'al q'abej |
| wrist | nuq q'abej |
| lung | k'ajpat |
| muscle | k'auch'enenaqil |
| thigh | q'onq'on |
| fingernail | isq'aq' |
| toenail | yisq'axil ajanej |
| heel | txopajanej |
| thumb | txutxal q'abej |
| backbone | baqil itzinej |
| calf | tzawajan |
| adam's apple | oq'obej |