Maya Hieroglyph Dictionary - Peter Mathews and Peter Biro

MAYA HIEROGLYPH DICTIONARY
Peter Mathews and Péter Bíró
Drawings by John Montgomery

akan

Meaning(s):

n. roaring, groan / bramido, gemido

Hieroglyphic Spelling(s):

(1) AKAN

(2) AKAN-na

Thompson Number(s):

(1) 1042

(2) 1042-23

Narrow Transcription(s):

a[h]kan

Lacadena and Wichmann 2004


Linguistic Reconstruction(s):	Proto-Ch'olan	*ahkän	Kaufman and Norman 1984
	Proto-Mayan	*ahqan	Kaufman and Norman 1984

See Also:
	Akan	god of visions, enemas, and alcohol (God A')
	akan	roaring, groan


Last Updated:	15-Jun-2005

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