forms, in the following sentence the words that appear to be bold is a preposition and underline one is a relational noun. Vocabulary Examples The following list contains examples of common words in the Chʼortiʼ language: According to "A Dictionary of Ch'orti' Maya, Guatemala" by Kerry Hull, some words may be used as nouns (as shown above) or can double as a verb as well. For example "Witzir" can mean mountain as a noun, or 'to go uphill' as a verb. Morphology Verb inflection Examples of inflected verbs from Isidro González's stories (John Fought, 1972): Possessions Tak is plural for women and children’ ijch'ok-tak "little girls" max-tak "children, young ones, family" (max does not occur without -tak) ixik-tak "women" These are the only instances encountered. It is worthy of notice that ixka'r "wife", ch'urkab' "baby" and ar "offspring" take -ob'. ob' is a general plural. The suffix can be found in nouns, verbs, adjectives, and participials. Examples on possessives: Language Organizations There are currently multiple organizations and projects that are currently working on the revitalization, documentation, and education of the Ch'orti' language. Proyecto Lingüístico Francisco Marroquín (PLFM) The PLFM was founded in 1969. When the foundation was opened the two main purposes of the organization were to teach Spanish Language with native Spanish speakers from Guatemala as well as to teach, investigate, and preserve the Mayan Languages spoken around Guatemala. “The program... has published dictionaries, grammars, and other pedagogical materials on many Mayan languages. The organization sustains itself by offering Spanish-language classes to foreigners and applying the proceeds to their trainings and publications” The PLFM hosts a variety of projects regarding the preservation of Mayan languages, such as Ch’orti’, including cooperation with: Academy of Mayan Languages of Guatemala -ALMG-, the Indigenous Municipality of Sololá, the Ancient Maya organization for the Mayas -MAM- and liaison with brothers of the Mayan Linguistic Communities of the Mesoamerican area, the University of Tulane USA, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee USA, the Tojolab'al Language Research Center, Chiapas – Mexico, Intercultural University of Chiapas – Mexico. UNICH. Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala (ALMG) The Academia de Lenguas Mayas de Guatemala was founded in 1990 by a group of Guatemalan professionals interested in the research, development and promotion of the indigenous languages existing in the country. The academy is currently considered by some to be "the highest governing body for the promotion and development of Mayan languages