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be’ rue’ gwe’ gwe’ gwe’[Bèè’ rúè’ gwéé’ gwèè’ gwèè’]
bedaa’[bedaá’]
bedaga’, rudaga’, gudaga’, gudaga’, gwedaga’[bedààga’, rudààga’, gúdáàga’, gudààga’, gwedààga’]
Beni,runi,guni,guni,gweni[bèèni,rúúni,gúúnì,gùùni,gwèèni]
Make do Verb
bookmarkbenne’eyó, benne’eyá[benné’eyóò, benné’ eyáà]
betaa’, rutaa’, gutaa’, gutaa’, gwetaa’[betaá’, rutaá’, gútàa’, gutaá’, gwetaá’]
stick on verb
bookmarkbikina’, rkina’, ikina’, gwakina’ [biquììnà’, rquììnà’, íquíìnà’, gwaquììnà’]
be needed verb
bookmarkbilha’, rilha’, ilha’, gwalha’, lha’, [billaa’, rillaa’, ílláá’, gwallaa’, llaa]
be loose, be free verb
bookmarkbinitti, rinitti, initti, gwanitti, nitti[binittti, rinitti, íníttì, gwanitti, níttí]
be lost verb
bookmarkchuppa
two number/adjective
bookmarkgaa’erua
twentynine number/adjective
bookmarkgayuerua
Twenty five number/adjective
bookmarkguatsi’
lizard noun
bookmarkgudu, rdu, dhu, gwadu, du[guduu, rdúù, thúú, gwaduu, dúù]
stand (itr.) verb
bookmarkgulecha, ribecha, kuecha, gwabecha, gulecha[gulècchá, ribècchá, ccwécchà, gwabècchá, gulècchá]
take out/off verb
bookmarkgunne, rnne, inne, gwane, gwenne[gunnèè, rnnèè, ínnéè, gwannèè, gwennèè]
talk verb
bookmarkguru’na, riru’na, chu’na, gwaru’na, guru’na[guru’na, rirú’nà, chú’ná, gwaru’na, guru’na ]
throw away verb
bookmarkgutapa’,rapa’,gapa,gwapa’,gupa’[Gutappá’,rappá’,gáppa’,gwappá’,guppá’]
Slap,pat Verb
bookmarkgutti ratti gatti gwatti[gutti ráttí gáttí gwatti]
guxa,raxa,gaxa,gwaxa[Guuyha,rááyha,gááyhá,gwaayha]
Get paid Verb
bookmarkguxé[guxéé]
tomorrow noun
bookmarkguyo’o, ro’o, go’o, go’o, go’o[guyo’o, ro’o, gó’ó, gò’ò, gò’ò]
buy verb
bookmark
gwaya raya tsaya gweyaya yaya[gwààyà raayá ttsááyá gweyààyà yááyá]
close
verb
ilha’[ilha’]
bitter adjective
bookmarkma
noun (vocative)
bookmark
Rechee’[Rechèe]
Inflections: [bechee’ rechee’ echee’ gwechee’ dechee’ gwech]
suna’[suuna’ ]
ukuasi’ini,arkasi’ini,akasi’ini,gwakasi’ini[uccwasi’’í=ní,arcasi’í=ní,accási’i=ni,gwaccasi’í=ní]
Love Verb
bookmarkxibi bera [xiibi beera]
Jerusalem crickey noun
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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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