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be’ rue’ gwe’ gwe’ gwe’[Bèè’ rúè’ gwéé’ gwèè’ gwèè’]
bediga’, rediga’, ediga’, gwediga’, gwediga[Bedíígà’, redíígà’, édíígà’, gwedíígà’, gwedíígà’]
beka,reka,eka,gweka[Becca,recca,éccá,gwecca]
get better
bookmarkbeya’adhi,reya’adhi,eya’adhi,gweta’adhi[beya’athi,reya’athi,eya’athi,gweya’athi]
go back to sleep verb
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dana[dàànà]
dhi’na
claypot noun
bookmarkgayu
five number/adjective
bookmarkgayuerua
Twenty five number/adjective
bookmarkgubia,ribia,kuia,gwabia,bia,gubia[gubììà,ribììà,ccwííà,gwabììà,bííà,gubììà]
Mount Verb
bookmarkgubidha, ribidha, ibidha, gwabidha, bidha[gubittha, ribittha, íbítthà, gwabittha, bítthá]
get wet verb
bookmarkguchu richu ichu gwachu gwechu[guchùù richùù íchùù gwachùù gwechùù]
cut (tr.)
verb
guda, rda’, dha’, gwada’, daa’/da’, guda’ [gudda’, rdaa’, tháá’, gwadaa’, daá’, gudàà’]
walk verb
bookmarkgudhalia,ridhalia,idhalia,gwadhalia,gwedhalia[Gutháálíá,rithààlíá,ítháálìà,gwathààlíá,gwethààlíá]
Open Verb
bookmarkgula, ila, gwala, la[guláá, íláá, gwaláá, láá]
be named verb
bookmarkgulecha, ribecha, kuecha, gwabecha, gulecha[gulècchá, ribècchá, ccwécchà, gwabècchá, gulècchá]
take out/off verb
bookmarkguresi ribesi kuesi gwabesi gubesi[gureesi ribéésì ccwéésí gwabeesi gubeesi]
gutaa’, rtaa’, ita’, itaa’, gwataa’, taa’[gutaá’, rtaá’, ítaa’, gwataá’, taá’]
be stuck on verb
bookmarkgutapa’,rapa’,gapa,gwapa’,gupa’[Gutappá’,rappá’,gáppa’,gwappá’,guppá’]
Slap,pat Verb
bookmarkgutini, rini, kini, gwaguini, gwini[gutííní, rííní, quíìní, gwaguíìní, gwííní]
ring (tr.) verb
bookmarkgutti ratti gatti gwatti[gutti ráttí gáttí gwatti]
guxa,raxa,gaxa,gwaxa[Guuyha,rááyha,gááyhá,gwaayha]
Get paid Verb
bookmarkguxé[guxéé]
tomorrow noun
bookmarkgwalia, ralia, galia, gwayalia, yalia[gwaalíá, raalíá, gáália, gwayaalíá, yáália]
be open verb
bookmarkgwalo,ralo,tsalo,gwayalo[gwaloo,raloo,ttsálòò]
Finish
bookmarkgwianilasi’ rianilasi’ tsianilasi’ gweyanilasi’[gwíáni-lààsì’ ríáni-lààsì’ ttsíání-laasì gweyáni-lààsì’]
ilha’[ilha’]
bitter adjective
bookmarksitta[síttá]
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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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