The harsh reality of rural Guatemala

[@ThePlanetProject]

Have you ever met someone who speaks an endangered language?

[@astonishing157]

A buddy of mine speaks welsh

[@leviway8874]

Wi'n siarad Cymraeg 'fyd.

[@magikallynx68]

I'm planning to learn this cool, (unfortunately) almost extinct language soon! It has a unique alphabet and grammar so I'm excited :D

[@leviway8874]

@@magikallynx68 Which language?

[@magikallynx68]

@@leviway8874 Coptic :D, ach tá fhios agam conas ag caint as Gaeilge freisin

[@buffedtrainer1]

The world hasn't discovered TJ yet, that's the only reason why there aren't more views. This guy is brilliant and he's only 17!!!!!! I hope you gave that poor girl some money. She broke my heart 💘

[@stefanys2674]

Que alegre es ver a alguien extranjero que se emocione por conocer más de la cultura guatemalteca que los propios guatemaltecos

[@federicofilms]

TJ I am impressed with your work in Guatemala, especially in Livingston. As someone who does volunteer work in Guatemala, I always wondered about Garifuna. If you would like to correspond with young college students representing most of Guatemala's languages, contact me. Our organization is Progresa Quakers and we serve indigenous students from all over the country.

[@rolandodavila603]

Que prexcioso video y felicito a estos jóvenes que han tenido la oportunidad de vicitar tantos lugares hermosos en Guatemala mi tierra querida.

[@natef4247]

Thank you for delivering great content as always!

[@wisewolf50]

I really enjoy your mini documentaries. I am going to Guatemala in 2022. You inspire me to explore the Mayan culture more deeply.

[@gasmen801]

Amazing video

[@lcmijango]

I am so glad you are discovering Guatemala, it is a country I deeply love, my land, my home, and I am grateful when people come and visit, there are so many good people here, we have so much to give.... you seem like a nice kid man, take care and keep doing the good work. The Garifuna video was absolutely amazing, I wish we could see more of that.

[@johanyousef1951]

Honestly how do you not have more subs and views

[@bailiejansons1489]

Incredible video! Really good storytelling

[@key2010]

this channel is one of those that you find and just binge watch EVERYTHING they have, it's like finding a goldmine :D awesome work

[@LMDinNC]

Staying with a family was an awesome way to learn directly about the culture and some of the terms, and I especially enjoyed when you asked for a story. I've been to San Juan many times and this made me feel like I was there. There's a small museum of Tz'utujil culture in San Pedro (the pueblo next to San Juan) called Museo Tzunun' Ya'. The director has been compiling a dictionary of Tz'utujil for many years. There's also a librarian in Santiago Atitlan who collects stories from the elders in Tz'utujil.

[@alfred6272]

This is fascinating to see you explore such an obscure language and culture Guatemala looks like a pretty beautiful place as well

[@nataaalia]

So happy you liked Guatemala, hope you come back!

[@gilmargarcia8127]

Nice video !! dude, Thank you for visiting Guatemala..... its beautiful people . Gracias por visitar Guatemala y su linda gente.Greetings from Los Angeles California

[@christiantorres8874]

Amazing! It was very nice to meet Sofía and the others. I found the explanation of the dress very wholesome and interesting, seeing how meaningful and important it is for the women and the culture in general

[@firesofcreation]

Really liked that map montage you put together! & drone shots were beautiful!

[@lusimyer]

Very interesting and informative videos..I have just discovered this channel. What a handsome and clever young man. I look forward to watching more! 😁

[@jcr3208]

I actually did a paper on Tzutujil in college and I am also part Guatemalan! Thank you for visiting Guatemala and for creating an awareness of Mayan culture :)

[@paulor9577]

I love your videos! Thank you!

[@maxmayer4006]

LOVE IT SON. I NEED TO GO THERE TOO BEFORE I KICK THE BUCKET!! THOSE COLORS ARE JUST AMAZING AND THE CULTURE HEART WARMING!

[@tutotutot5193]

wow thats amazing here in Botswana, Africa green and blue are the same. to differentiate we add like the sky or grass.

[@lynzyrisingsun]

Just think if you wrote a book about all of this or everything you’ve learned it would be amazing.

[@rhondap121]

This is the perfect way for our young to be educated. Much better than Marxist university

[@soniatriana9091]

Outstanding video!! I was completely fascinated by every aspect of this charismatic young man, explorer, & interviewer! TJ, your sincerity & awesome friendliness are very much admired!! You have RAW TALENT!! I can’t even imagine what an incredibly beautiful future you’re headed towards - your personable nature is a blessing!! Congratulations on embracing & embarking on your Journey!!

[@fibonaccimachiavelli7001]

This just the coolest channel 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@R.Es1]

Actual Indigenous people of Guatemala.

[@ElOlvidado]

Beautiful video I wish more people would go around the world and revive all the languages that are being lost or already forgotten.

[@kbcitv2316]

Amazing what you're doing!!!

[@johnl805CA]

Incredible video. Thank you

[@wimpyhallowine5913]

And I love the idea of linguistic interview and some discussion.

[@zbieramnakartonowyprzycisk8026]

Love your videos

[@nomansland5113]

Thank you for showcasing my country in such and authentic way. Love the content, keep going!

[@LuisJC]

Amazing work brother, I was trying to find some resources for a project for my Spanish class I'm doing on Guatemala. I immediately thought of your film series. it really has opened my eyes to new perspectives of the country. Hope to meet you one day, greetings from Slovakia 🇸🇰!

[@angelgomez4527]

Thank you so much I. Learning so much from you.

[@bbalila]

Bro I live your passion about Languages, never seen like this before. Keep it up.

[@brendajacobsservantofthelo2567]

You need to write a book. Well done my son.

[@teddygroven7537]

Good presentation!

[@philipsweidan9382]

Thank you for the wonderful video! I was wondering if this endogenous language has any relation to semetic language? as phonetically I heard the same tonality and letter pronunciations usually heard in Arabic and Farsi.

[@ThePlanetProject]

The Mayan languages are a from separate family so they don’t really have any relation to any Semitic or Afro-Eurasian language families

[@romantico20121]

Thanks for your videos brother, I'm from Guatemala and I didn't know about the significant of the colors of ther tipical suit, Gad Bless you .

[@maxim1-h4e]

That's interesting what you said about not distinguishing between blue and green. I am from Pakistan (though reside in U.S now), and I speak Pashto. And Pashto or Pakhto doesn't distinguish between blue and green, as such either. So Shnay Stergeh could mean either blue or green eyes, but usually means green eyes. Thek sheen is deep or navy blue. But if we need to talk about spring green we use the word Zarghoon. On the contrary if we want to talk about extremely light eyes we say beloreh stergeh (crystal eyes), which would usually be blue (but could be green too I imagine). In a nutshell, blue and green are spectrums of one another and only context of usage determines where in that spectrum you're standing. Great work on the channel by the way. Surprised to see an American and someone younger be so interested in cultures and languages..

[@eidanzg]

My Guatemalan dialect is Akateko. Thank you for exposing my beautiful culture ❤

[@50deserteagle]

Your podcast are awesome I have truly learned a lot following them.👍🏾💕❤️💕💕❤️

[@desmass1]

omg this is beautiful!!

[@DjMonak]

8:40 Interesting. I don't know why many languages have an issue with the color blue. Even in Homer's Odyssey (ancient greek epic poem), the word "black" is written 200 times, "white" approx 100 times and than red, yellow... "Blue" was never mentioned because it was seen as a lighter shade of black.

[@Lisa-zi6hb]

Wrong where did you get that information?

[@CausaNostraLaetitiae]

You guys need 1 million subs

[@jadalemu6618]

Finally i stumbled on an awesome channel on youtube. As a linguist, i suggest It would be much more informative if you post the Swadesh word list along with your videos. The data you are collecting can be phonetically transcribed and would help us to understand the languages more.

[@Mokawoo]

I see that you put unseen for the part the woman was describing her “corte” dress. she said “el negro significa el noche y el blanco es para amanecer” “amancer” means “sunrise” . :)

[@touristestrada8918]

Que lindo tu peloooo!! I love your beautiful curly hair🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰Dios te bendiga.from Frederick Maryland!!im watching you.

[@dreamadii]

Hey TJ my name is Adilene. Im Gutamalen but was born in the U.S. I appreciate you learning more about the country, language, and culture. My dad speaks a dialec of gutalemalen. I think he told me he was from Quetzaltenango. I heard his parents speak it once over the phone when i was 6, but til this day im still curious about this language. It sounds very similar to the one in this video. I was curious if you have video of lost languages is Quetzaltenango?

[@lusimyer]

Wow that was interesting listening to the lady speak her native language. As a lay person who only goes by sound..it did remind me of some of the Native American languages.

[@louiseeyahpaise795]

Interesting how all languages on Turtle Island have so many similarities In the Cree language (Canada) orange and yellow are the same word, blue and green are also the same word. Colors are also important and represent many different things. Indigenous languages all over the world are in danger of being extinct.

[@99Fishing_]

You will be a big channel one day

[@alz123alz]

DID YOU HELP THE LITTLE GIRL? SHE HELP YOUR VIDEO

[@atiyarise4131]

I'm curious to know too. Maybe her uncle will see this video and send money promptly.

[@demesioescobar5394]

Thanks for being here in GT land

[@MrMwb49]

Thanks for in videos on Guatemala🙏🏻 . The little girl Sofia, I think you should find her because ppl would like to assist.

[@unlvrebelx]

You should've went to Santiago Atitlan to learn Tz'utujil.... the huipil they use is very unique and the head wrap the girls wear is cool to see as well. However I know that Santiago had a mudslide from flooding a few years back & much of the city was buried, so I'm not sure what it's like now.

[@jeffhunt2778]

I wonder if there is a way to sponsor food for a family there, or an organization who can help sponsor a family's basic food needs.

[@justinv12]

Hi! I am half k'iche mayan and I'm not sure if kakchiquel has similar words or phrases but you were actually speaking k'iche in the video and so was the little girl (unless like I said kakchiquel has the same intros? I'm not too sure but I just wanted to clarify :) )

[@ThePlanetProject]

She was speaking Kakchiquel but I was speaking K’iche, the greetings are just extremely similar

[@ElOlvidado]

It be nice if you would've set up the lil girl with some kind of payment address. I'm sure some people would send her something so she can eat with her family.

[@mnsmdm3064]

Hi I'm from Jamaica. Are there any plans afoot to restore and sustain the indigenous languages of America ??

[@dmvbay2535]

I've heard there are 23 distinct Mayan languages in Guatemala alone. One of my workers from Guatemala told me this.

[@ThePlanetProject]

That is true!

[@marcosmorales7960]

1. K'iche' 2. Q'eqchi’ 3. Mam 4. Kaqchikel 5. Poqomchi’ 6. Tz’utujil 7. Achi 8. Q’anjob’al 9. Ixil 10. Akateko 11. Jacalteco o Popti’ 12. Chuj 13. Poqomam 14. Ch’orti’ 15. Awakateko 16. Sakapulteko 17. Sipakapense 18. Garifuna 19. Uspanteko 20. Tektiteko 21. Mopan 22. Chalchiteko 23. Xinca 24. Itza’

[@dmvbay2535]

@@marcosmorales7960 Thanks! Correct me if I am wrong but the "Garifuna" is not a traditional Mayan language. It is a stand-alone and distict language. Some Mayans speak it and have adopted it but it is not a Mayan language, per se. Please elaborate.

[@SrJesus-gw3po]

Heeey, I have just discovered you, I'm from Bolivia and I was wondering if you could make a research of the guarani bolivian dialect spoken in the south-eastern region of my country. It is an endangered language, as far as I know there are less than 100k native speakers and the number is rapidly decreasing! I know that the guarani per se is not a dying language, but the vast mayority of speakers speak only the paraguayan dialect.

[@TheCompton1963]

3:55 i would of given her Q300 ❤😢

[@Tecun-p7g]

😂

[@adrianars6347]

Min 6:42 she says " El rostro maya " it means the Mayan's face :)

[@devinmorales7949]

We miss you planet project 💙🤍💙

[@yovanidiego4105]

Yea I always asked my parents how to say blue in Q’uanjob’al (Mayan Dialect) but they always say ya’xin (yashin) which is both Green and Blue

[@josetodoterreno5209]

Uiy que linda niña

[@fernandoaguirre2297]

I subscribed just to see how beautiful you're, but man your content is very good!! 😃👍

[@julioanzueto3]

Sofia is also an American as may Guatemala is located in Central America

[@lynzyrisingsun]

Since you are from America you should do videos on the indigenous people of where you are from like the Anishinaabe people, the Oneida people, the Menominee people, the Ho-Chunk people. These are just different tribes in on state, in Wisconsin. Videos like that would be amazing too. You could learn a lot of the land that you live on.

[@hatshepsutmaatre8510]

It hurts my heart that you met this little begging....

[@danpress7745]

I've traveled quite a bit in my time, both in developed and underdeveloped places. Sadly, this sweet little girl is all too common. It is also, sadly, all too common to turn a blind eye, because one can be overwhelmed by the poverty.

[@ThatZeeZee]

Hello. Thanks for a great video. Do you happen to have Sofia's information? Id love to speak to her and possibly see if I can help her out.

[@LuzLopez-ci4kl]

please dont say taco we call them tostadas de frijol

[@fibonaccimachiavelli7001]

Living what would be considered privileged in context ,,, It brakes my f- uckig hart To see people still living in poverty but I suppose the price of wealth is Not only to lose you soul but also to lose your culture....

[@johanyousef1951]

Loved this, and I think the docs would be really enhanced by some graphics kinda like Vox’s atlas stuff

[@edgargalicia251]

Hi

[@wimpyhallowine5913]

Is that Spanish? A little similar,right?

[@LMDinNC]

They were bilingual speakers. Sometimes they were speaking Spanish and sometimes Tz'utujil.

[@JuanCruz-ob5su]

Hey brother en San Pedro cutzan chicacao suchitepeques hablan tzu Tujil como 10 mil personas

[@senyorekwiglio6380]

I loved asking, "? 'Aye boll a' la sha-sh? ", in the markets! I believe it means, "Are there oranges?" in Ketchikelle. You don"t hear many gingoes "Habla la lingua de los indios!" I drove my International Travelall down thru Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador, in the 70s. It was the year of the big earthquake, and I was in Chiapas at the time, on my way to Costa Rica. The borders shut down right after that, and it was weeks before I could get into Guatemala. When got to Lake Atitlan, rented a room for a month from a family in San Lucas. I bought a small dugout canoe, and spent a week canoing around the lake, stopping at all the pueblocitas. In one, all they grew were onions. In another, corn. Ahhh,...the good old days!

[@teitspro1111]

First :))

[@pallotey810]

How does the little girl know how her uncle does not send them money? It's sad that our sisters run us down no matter the amount you give them. They expect to collect money from their husbands and collect money from their brothers, meanwhile, they run us down. They are never satisfied with what You give them. A shame.

[@kash6175]

women teaching the next generation to complain and feel entitled. rare to see females with humility or accountability.

[@pallotey810]

How does a child approach a stranger in the street and begs for money 💰? It's bad training pushed by her parents. I can't imagine what she will be doing in 10 years. Hopefully, God opens a better door for her. I see a nice house behind her.

[@sierrawhite5053]

she’s not satisfied and entitled because she wants to eat?!? the little girl hasn’t eaten in days, that is a priority. men are outrageous

[@pallotey810]

I am sure the little girl has a father, but, no, sisters want money from all the men! Husband, boyfriends, brothers, uncles. Poor training to the little girl. They need to stop ✋ using the little as a pawn!

[@maddog3768]

Didn’t know indian people live in Guatemala too. Go India go !

[@1sav110]

Indigenous people not Indian 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@somewherefaraway8037]

SMH. Know your history.

[@hastamoon]

indigenous people are the original inhabitants of guatemala, as well as the rest of latin america. most people from there are indigenous.

[@maddog3768]

@@hastamoon Indigenous yes but they all came from somewhere else to settle. For example the natives of australia aborigines , now it can be traced they came from India. Hindu temples and idols have been found in colombia. Recent discovery in Honduras “ city of money”, is Monkey god from india call hanuman , only people who still pray to monkey ( actually its not a monkey but 1/2 monkey and 1/2 human). Tortilla which mexicans eat is roti in india. The whole indigenous people of all latin america are are people who migrated from India.

[@mattneillninasmom]

What is WRONG with you, man...!? A little girl tells you they have no money, she hasn't eaten dinner the night before, hasn't eaten today, and you jabber away about LANGUAGES???? You should have taken her to the nearest food vendor and fed her, and given her enough to take home with her.

[@frankfranko9023]

Hunger pain n been interviewed 😱

[@mylofuentes6827]

Amazing video