Ruhuâ Ruˈman Hioˈóo Gats<u>i</u>i ‘In the Hole of White Dirt’ Legend in Chicahuaxtla Triqui

Chicahuaxtla Triqui (TRS; ISO code [trs]) is an Otomanguean language spoken in San Andrés Chicahuaxtla and eleven other communities located in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico. There are two other Triqui languages. One is spoken in San Juan Copala and the other in San Martín Itunyoso. The text presented here is a legend titled “Ruhuâ ruˈman hioˈó gatsii” ‘In the Hole of White Dirt’. The legend was written and recited by Felipe Santiago Rojas, a native speaker of TRS. In this manuscript, I present a map of the Triqui region, an overview of TRS, its consonant and vowel inventories, its tones, and information on current and competing spelling conventions. Other sections focus on Chicahuaxtla Triqui grammar, including a brief introduction to word structure, pronouns, glottally interrupted syllables, verbs, tone and aspect, and sentence-final particles.