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be’ rue’ gwe’ gwe’ gwe’[Bèè’ rúè’ gwéé’ gwèè’ gwèè’]
benne’eyó, benne’eyá[benné’eyóò, benné’ eyáà]
bodia, rodia, godia, godia[bodììà, rodììà, godííà, godììà]
guda, rda’, dha’, gwada’, daa’/da’, guda’ [gudda’, rdaa’, tháá’, gwadaa’, daá’, gudàà’]
walk verb
bookmarkguleda, ribeda, kueda, gwabeda, gubeda, [guleedá, ribeedá, ccwéédà, gwabeedá, gubeedá]
wait/hope verb
bookmarkgunne, rnne, inne, gwane, gwenne[gunnèè, rnnèè, ínnéè, gwannèè, gwennèè]
talk verb
bookmarkguresi ribesi kuesi gwabesi gubesi[gureesi ribéésì ccwéésí gwabeesi gubeesi]
guru’na, riru’na, chu’na, gwaru’na, guru’na[guru’na, rirú’nà, chú’ná, gwaru’na, guru’na ]
throw away verb
bookmarkgusi’,rasi’,gasi’,gwasi’,gusi’[guusi’,ráásì’,gáásí’,gwaasi’,gùùsì’]
Breastfeed, nurse Verb
bookmarkgusini, rasini, gasini, gwasini [guusi=ni, ráásì=nì, gáásì=nì, gwaasi=ni]
be scared verb
bookmarkguta, rta, tta, gwata, guta[gutáà, rtáà, ttáà, gwatáà, gutáà]
walk around verb
bookmarkgutapa’,rapa’,gapa,gwapa’,gupa’[Gutappá’,rappá’,gáppa’,gwappá’,guppá’]
Slap,pat Verb
bookmarkgutti ratti gatti gwatti[gutti ráttí gáttí gwatti]
gwalia, ralia, galia, gwayalia, yalia[gwaalíá, raalíá, gáália, gwayaalíá, yáália]
be open verb
bookmarkilá’[ílaa’]
sitta[síttá]
ukuadi’ [uccwadíí]
hurt verb
bookmarkukuadí’ arkadí’ akadí’ gwakadí’ naadí’[uccwadíí arcadíí’ accádíí’ gwaccadíí’ naádíí’]
ukualasi’, arkalasi’, akalasi’, gwakalasi’[uccwalaasi’, arcalaasi’, accáláásì’,gwaccalaasi’]
want verb
bookmarkukuasi’ini,arkasi’ini,akasi’ini,gwakasi’ini[uccwasi’’í=ní,arcasi’í=ní,accási’i=ni,gwaccasi’í=ní]
Love Verb
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Foreman, John, Paula Margarita Foreman, Jaquelina Martínez Pérez, Vidalina Sara Pérez Ruiz, Filemón Pérez Ruiz, Olivia Alavez Ruiz, & Flor Alavez Ruiz with Danny Arellano, Rene Cabrera Rios, Luis Castillo Vela, Luis Closner, Kimberly Grimaldo, & Anibal Ramirez.
Macuiltianguis Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 1.
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
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