Ajaw Awilix
Ajaw Awilix is one of the great offices of the lords of the Nija'ib' lineage. Christenson (2007: 211n598) translates the name of the deity Awilix, after whom the Lord of the Great House of the Nija'ib' is named, as “you are watched over/cared for/commissioned.” He notes: "Throughout the text, the Quichés promise to watch over and care for their gods, providing them with offerings, sustenance, and worship (p. 290; lines 8344-8346, 8379-8388). Tedlock (1996: 297n152) suggests that it "may be derived from the Kekchi, kwilix/wilix, “swallow” (the bird) and reads the full name as Lord Swallow.