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be’ rue’ gwe’ gwe’ gwe’[Bèè’ rúè’ gwéé’ gwèè’ gwèè’]
beka,reka,eka,gweka[Becca,recca,éccá,gwecca]
get better
bookmarkBeni,runi,guni,guni,gweni[bèèni,rúúni,gúúnì,gùùni,gwèèni]
Make do Verb
bookmarkbenne’eyó, benne’eyá[benné’eyóò, benné’ eyáà]
beya’adhi,reya’adhi,eya’adhi,gweta’adhi[beya’athi,reya’athi,eya’athi,gweya’athi]
go back to sleep verb
bookmarkbi’ani, ru’ani, gwa’ani, gwa’ani, nu’ani[bi’ani, ru’aní, gwá’ani, gwa’aní, nu’aní]
bear, carry verb
bookmarkbikina’, rkina’, ikina’, gwakina’ [biquììnà’, rquììnà’, íquíìnà’, gwaquììnà’]
be needed verb
bookmarkbinitti, rinitti, initti, gwanitti, nitti[binittti, rinitti, íníttì, gwanitti, níttí]
be lost verb
bookmarkchuppa
two number/adjective
bookmarkdhi’na
claypot noun
bookmarkgaa’erua
twentynine number/adjective
bookmarkgayu
five number/adjective
bookmarkguatsi’
lizard noun
bookmarkgula, ila, gwala, la[guláá, íláá, gwaláá, láá]
be named verb
bookmarkgupi, rapi, tsapi, gwayapi, yapi, gupi[guppi, rappi, ttsáppí, gwayaapi, yappi, guppi]
be up, go up verb
bookmarkgutaa’, rtaa’, ita’, itaa’, gwataa’, taa’[gutaá’, rtaá’, ítaa’, gwataá’, taá’]
be stuck on verb
bookmarkguxa,raxa,gaxa,gwaxa[Guuyha,rááyha,gááyhá,gwaayha]
Get paid Verb
bookmarkgwalo,ralo,tsalo,gwayalo[gwaloo,raloo,ttsálòò]
Finish
bookmarkilha’[ilha’]
bitter adjective
bookmarkilá’[ílaa’]
ixisi’[ixíísí’]
Rechee’[Rechèe]
Inflections: [bechee’ rechee’ echee’ gwechee’ dechee’ gwech]
sitta[síttá]
suna’[suuna’ ]
ukuadí’ arkadí’ akadí’ gwakadí’ naadí’[uccwadíí arcadíí’ accádíí’ gwaccadíí’ naádíí’]
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Dictionary production supervised by John Foreman, Paula Margarita Foreman, and Jaquelina Martinez Pérez, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
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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.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/macuiltianguis
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