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... genitive and ablative relations is the termination il. This is called "the determinative ending," and denotes whose is the object named, or of what. It is occasionally varied to al and el, to correspond to the last preceding vowel, but this "vocalic echo" is not common in Maya. While it denotes use, it does not convey the idea of ownership. Thus, u c[h]een in yum, my father's well, means the well that belongs to my father; but c[h]enel in yum, my father's well, means the well from ...

— The Maya Chronicles - Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 • Various

... vowels with both acute and circumflex— are shown as , , . Vocalic "r" with acute is ...

— Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV - Essays chiefly on the Science of Language • Max Muller

... an interesting nation who lived in the province of Michoacan, due west of the valley of Mexico. They were a polished race, speaking a sonorous, vocalic language, so bold in war that their boast was that they had never been defeated, and yet their religious rites were almost bloodless, and their preference was for peace. The hardy Aztecs had been driven back at every attempt they made to conquer Michoacan, but its ruler submitted himself ...

— American Hero-Myths - A Study in the Native Religions of the Western Continent • Daniel G. Brinton