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Namesake
English
A person that has the same name as another person.
In many contemporary Mayan communities, it is a custom to name children as their grandparents’ namesakes.

Homónimo
Español
Una persona que tiene el mismo nombre que otra persona.

Eeqajb'ej
Qʼeqchiʼ
Junaq li na'k'ab'a'iik chi xk'ab'a' jalan chi poyanam.
Sa' k'ila k'aleb'aal aj Mayab' anaqwan, k'aaynaqeb' li poyanam chi xk'ab'a'inkil li kok'al jo reeqajeb' li mama'b'ej ixa'anb'ej.

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Kʼicheʼ

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