Macuiltianguis Zapotec Talking Dictionary

All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities. (2013-2019)
Dictionary production supervised by John Foreman, Paula Margarita Foreman, and Jaquelina Martinez Pérez, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.

Most of the black and white line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.

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how to cite: 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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adika’[adíccá’]

akana, lakana[aacana, laacana]

alha[allá]

ba[bàà]

bedaa’[bedaá’]

bediga’, rediga’, ediga’, gwediga’, gwediga[Bedíígà’, redíígà’, édíígà’, gwedíígà’, gwedíígà’]

belha[belhà]

belhía[belhiia]

Beni,runi,guni,guni,gweni[bèèni,rúúni,gúúnì,gùùni,gwèèni]

benne’[benné’]

benne’eyó, benne’eyá[benné’eyóò, benné’ eyáà]

berudi[beruudi]

besuli’[bésúúlí’]

betaa’, rutaa’, gutaa’, gutaa’, gwetaa’[betaá’, rutaá’, gútàa’, gutaá’, gwetaá’]

betsi[béttsí]

betti[bèttì]

bexé’[bexee’, beyhee’]

beya’a ruya’a guya’a guya’a gweya’a[beya’a guya’a gúyá’á guya’a gweya’a]

beyi’[beeyi’]

bia’[biia’, biià’]

bilha’, rilha’, ilha’, gwalha’, lha’, [billaa’, rillaa’, ílláá’, gwallaa’, llaa]

bilha, rulha, gulha, gulha, gwilha[bìllà, rullà, gúllá, gùllà, gwìllà]

binni[binní]

chi[chì]

chua’[chua’]

dete’[deete’]

dilha’[díllá’]

disa[diisá]

Ditta’[Díttá’]

dittu[díttú]

edha[ettha]

edhia[étthíá]

etse’[ettsé’]

etta[etta]

ettu re’ne[éttú re’ne]

ga’

gaasi

galia[galííá]

gasi[gaasí]

gayu’[gààyú’]

gubia,ribia,kuia,gwabia,bia,gubia[gubììà,ribììà,ccwííà,gwabììà,bííà,gubììà]

gudu, rdu, dhu, gwadu, du[guduu, rdúù, thúú, gwaduu, dúù]

guduani, rduani, dhuani, gwaduani, duani[guduuaní, rduuaní, thúúàni, gwaduuaní, duuaní]

guleda, ribeda, kueda, gwabeda, gubeda, [guleedá, ribeedá, ccwéédà, gwabeedá, gubeedá]

gulha[gullà]

gulubia’,rigubia’,kubia,gwagubia’,gubia’[guluubíá’,riguubíá,cúúbíá’,gwaguubíá’,guubíá’]

guresi ribesi kuesi gwabesi gubesi[gureesi ribéésì ccwéésí gwabeesi gubeesi]

guta’adhi, ra’adhi, ga’adhi, gwa’adhi, teya’adhi, guta’adhi[guta’athí, ra’athí, gá’athí, gwa’athí, téya’athí, guta’athí]

guta, rta, tta, gwata, guta[gutáà, rtáà, ttáà, gwatáà, gutáà]

guthila rthilha ttilha gwatilha gutilha[gutillá rtillá ttílla gwatillà gutillá]

gutini, rini, kini, gwaguini, gwini[gutííní, rííní, quíìní, gwaguíìní, gwííní]

guyu’u, ru’u, tsu’u, gwayu’u, yu’u [guyú’ù, rú’ù, ttsú’ú, gwaú’ù, yú’ú]

gwalia, ralia, galia, gwayalia, yalia[gwaalíá, raalíá, gáália, gwayaalíá, yáália]

gwalo,ralo,tsalo,gwayalo[gwaloo,raloo,ttsálòò]

gwenga’[gwénga’]

gwianilasi’ rianilasi’ tsianilasi’ gweyanilasi’[gwíáni-lààsì’ ríáni-lààsì’ ttsíání-laasì gweyáni-lààsì’]

ilaa [ílaa]

ilha’a[ílhà’à]

ilá’[íláá’]

ilá’[ílaa’]

itsi[ittsi]

ixii’[ixií’]

kuesi[cwéésí]

larchu

lha’

lupa’

ma

ni[nìì]

ninni

ra’[raa’]

re’e

Rechee’[Rechèe]Inflections: [bechee’ rechee’ echee’ gwechee’ dechee’ gwech]

ru’[rúú’]

sa[sáà]

sitsi

sitta[síttá]

ta[tá]

Rechee’[Rechèe]
Inflections: [bechee’ rechee’ echee’ gwechee’ dechee’ gwech]