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beka,reka,eka,gweka[Becca,recca,éccá,gwecca]
get better
bookmarkbenne’eyó, benne’eyá[benné’eyóò, benné’ eyáà]
betaa’, rutaa’, gutaa’, gutaa’, gwetaa’[betaá’, rutaá’, gútàa’, gutaá’, gwetaá’]
stick on verb
bookmarkbeyeka,reyeka,eyeka,gweyeka[beyecca,reyecca,éyéccà,gweyecca]
Get better again 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
bookmarkchuppaerua
twentytwo number/adjective
bookmarkguatsi’
lizard noun
bookmarkguga’, ruga’, gaga’, gwaga’, naga’[gùùgà’, rààgà’, gáágá’, gwààgà’, náágá’]
be stopped verb
bookmarkgulecha, ribecha, kuecha, gwabecha, gulecha[gulècchá, ribècchá, ccwécchà, gwabècchá, gulècchá]
take out/off verb
bookmarkgulubia’,rigubia’,kubia,gwagubia’,gubia’[guluubíá’,riguubíá,cúúbíá’,gwaguubíá’,guubíá’]
Order 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
bookmarkguta’adhi, ra’adhi, ga’adhi, gwa’adhi, teya’adhi, guta’adhi[guta’athí, ra’athí, gá’athí, gwa’athí, téya’athí, guta’athí]
gutaa’, rtaa’, ita’, itaa’, gwataa’, taa’[gutaá’, rtaá’, ítaa’, gwataá’, taá’]
be stuck on verb
bookmarkgutini, rini, kini, gwaguini, gwini[gutííní, rííní, quíìní, gwaguíìní, gwííní]
ring (tr.) verb
bookmarkgwaya raya tsaya gweyaya yaya[gwààyà raayá ttsááyá gweyààyà yááyá]
close
verb
ilaa [ílaa]
itsi[ittsí]
ixisi’[ixíísí’]
ma
noun (vocative)
bookmark
Rechee’[Rechèe]
Inflections: [bechee’ rechee’ echee’ gwechee’ dechee’ gwech]
xxusi[xxúúsí]
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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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