A Seat at the Fire

An Ic̣aa'yanşi translation and gloss of the Book of Revelation, chapter 13.

An Ic̣aa man recites a folk tale describing how time flows up and how it affects the things of the world.

An explanation of the traditional Ic̣aa calendar.

Time for the Ic̣aa flows up -- a river as wide as the world, rushing ever skyward. While we cannot measure the entirety of the river, we can measure its cycles — the year, the phases of the moon, the day and night. This post describes how the Ic̣aa tell the time of day.

This grammar introduces some of the core elements of the 'Yanşiri language.

'Yanşiri is a language isolate within the Mesoamerican Language Area. It existed far before European contact, but the exact dates are unknown.

'Yanşiri is head-initial, with a standard VSO word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. It is also …

Like any language, there are several ways to show thanks and greet others. These are some of the phrases used in Ic̣aa'yanşi.

I made 'apisikuşu lunyaa'a (a.k.a. brownies)!

I had been thinking about translating recipes to check on my numbers, quantities and whatnot. I thought the biggest challenge would be just coming up with vocabulary for food items, but I had no idea how many questions and rabbit holes …