The K'ichee'an languages--K'ichee', Kaqchikel, Tz utujil, Sakapulteko, Achi, and Sipakapense--occupy a prominent place among the indigenous languages of the Americas because of both their historical significance and the number of speakers (more than one million total). Basic K'ichee' Grammar is an extensive and accurate survey of the principal grammatical structures of K'ichee'. Written in a clear, nontechnical style to facilitate the learning of the language, it is the only K'ichee' grammar available in English.

A pedagogical rather than a reference grammar, the book is a...