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Yucatec Maya recordings on aluminum discs (Andrade, c. 1933): Words and phrases Yucatán Maya
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- archival Disc 118 [McQuown's no. 1] Contents: Side A: "MAYA / words and phrases / 118A" Side B: "MAYA / Long sentences" [Note: The above order of the sides is apparently correct, and it is reflected accurately in the WAVE file. Note also: It is not known why each utterance on both sides is followed by a knocking sound.--JJT]
- archival Disc 119 [McQuown's no. 2] Contents: Side A: Long sentences Side B: MAYA nouns with suffixes [12 bands, the beginnings of which are signaled by loud needle "bumps".] [Note: It is not known why each utterance on both sides is followed by a knocking sound, nor it is clear why at certain intervals (particularly on Side B) one hears the ringing of a bell.]
- archival Disc 120 [McQuown's no. 3] Contents: Side A: "MAYA / SPEECH" [3 bands] Side B: BLANK [Note: For an unknown reason a knocking sound follows each utterance.]