The Chijchan
El Chijchan
Object Details
| Subject Language | Chorti |
| Language PID(s) | ailla:119501 |
| Title [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Title | |
| Title | The Chijchan |
| Language Community | |
| Country(ies) | Guatemala |
| Place Created | Jocotán |
| Date Created | 1999-06-11 |
| Description [Indigenous] | |
| Language of Indigenous Description | |
| Description | This is a tale about a horned serpent known as the chijchan. Its movements in the earth or mountains open up underground water basins and allow floods and mudslides to occur. The recording in I002 is a Spanish transcreation of this story. |
| Genres | Narrative |
| Source Note | |
| References | |
| Contributor(s) Individual / Role | Hull, Kerry Michael (Researcher) |
| Contributor(s) Corporate / Role |
Media Files
There are 5 objects in this resource| Object | File Types | Access Level |
|---|---|---|
| CAA001R001I001.pdf | application/pdf | 1 |
| CAA001R001I001.wav | 1 | |
| CAA001R001I002.wav | 1 | |
| CAA001R001I002.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 1 |
| CAA001R001I001.mp3 | audio/mp3 | 1 |
