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be’ rue’ gwe’ gwe’ gwe’[Bèè’ rúè’ gwéé’ gwèè’ gwèè’]
bedaa’[bedaá’]
bediga’, rediga’, ediga’, gwediga’, gwediga[Bedíígà’, redíígà’, édíígà’, gwedíígà’, gwedíígà’]
Beni,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
bookmarkbeyeka,reyeka,eyeka,gweyeka[beyecca,reyecca,éyéccà,gweyecca]
Get better again 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
bookmark
bodia, rodia, godia, godia[bodììà, rodììà, godííà, godììà]
chenneerua
thirtynine number/adjective
bookmarkchuppa
two number/adjective
bookmarkdhi’na
claypot noun
bookmarkgaa’erua
twentynine number/adjective
bookmarkgalia[galííá]
gayu
five number/adjective
bookmarkguatsi’
lizard noun
bookmarkguchupi’, richupi’, ichupi’, gwachupi’, gwechupi’[guchupií’, richuppi’, íchúppi’, gwachuppí’, gwechuppí’]
whistle verb
bookmarkguga’, ruga’, gaga’, gwaga’, naga’[gùùgà’, rààgà’, gáágá’, gwààgà’, náágá’]
be stopped verb
bookmarkgupi, rapi, tsapi, gwayapi, yapi, gupi[guppi, rappi, ttsáppí, gwayaapi, yappi, guppi]
be up, go up verb
bookmarkguresi ribesi kuesi gwabesi gubesi[gureesi ribéésì ccwéésí gwabeesi gubeesi]
gutabi, rigabi, kabi, gwagabi, gugabi[gutààbi, rigààbi, cáábì, gwagààbi, gugààbi]
guthila rthilha ttilha gwatilha gutilha[gutillá rtillá ttílla gwatillà gutillá]
gutini, rini, kini, gwaguini, gwini[gutííní, rííní, quíìní, gwaguíìní, gwííní]
ring (tr.) verb
bookmarkguxa,raxa,gaxa,gwaxa[Guuyha,rááyha,gááyhá,gwaayha]
Get paid Verb
bookmarkilaa [ílaa]
ilha’[ilha’]
bitter adjective
bookmarkixisi’[ixíísí’]
Rechee’[Rechèe]
Inflections: [bechee’ rechee’ echee’ gwechee’ dechee’ gwech]
sitta[síttá]
ukuadi’ [uccwadíí]
hurt verb
bookmarkxibi bera [xiibi beera]
Jerusalem crickey noun
bookmarkxxusi[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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