San Mateo Macuilxochitl Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ga'a

nine

(Spanish) nueve

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gai

five

(Spanish) cinco

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gal na

punishment

(Spanish) sentirse lastimado, castigo

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

galbichon

twenty-three

(Spanish) veintitres

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbiga

twenty-nine

(Spanish) veintinueve

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbigaiy

twenty-five

(Spanish) veinticinco

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbigats

twenty-seven

(Spanish) veintisiete

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbitap

twenty-four

(Spanish) veinticuatro

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbixo’p

twenty-six

(Spanish) veintiseis

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbtuby

twenty-one

(Spanish) veintiuno

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galbtyop

twenty-two

(Spanish) veintidos

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gald

twenty

(Spanish) veinte

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

galsii

something unfortunate

(Spanish) desgracia, algo desafortunado

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gansaac

blessing, something fortunate

(Spanish) bendición, algo afortunado

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

garad

plow

(Spanish) arado

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gats

seven

(Spanish) siete

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gax

near

(Spanish) cerca

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gax

close

(Spanish) cerca

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

ge’

rows (of crops)

(Spanish) surco

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

ge'e

market

(Spanish) merado

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

geel

dusk

(Spanish) madrugada

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gel

cornfield noun

(Spanish) milpa, maizal, campo de maíz, campo con milpa.

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gel guie

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

get baz

tamal (no meat, usually contains leaves, lard or sugar) noun

(Spanish) Tamal (sin carne)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

get benduub

tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

get xtily

bread, loaf of bread noun

(Spanish) pan, pan dulce, pieza de pan

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

geu

river

(Spanish) río

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gib gos

sickle (used for cutting alfalfa)

(Spanish) hoz (usado para cortar alfalfa)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gich quie

hair

(Spanish) pelo

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gich quie bis loo

eyebrow (lit. hair above the eyes

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gich quie bis loo

eyebrow, eyelash (lit. hair above the eye)

(Spanish) cejas, pestaña (literalmente pelo encima del ojo)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gid ruu

lips

(Spanish) labios

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie

rock, stone

(Spanish) piedra

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie

stone

(Spanish) piedra

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie bzhiy

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week sustantivo

(Spanish) flor de mayo, cacaloxúchitl, flor que sirve para coronas el jueves de la semana santa

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie kartuch

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie penumbr

half-light flower (important local flower of various colors)

(Spanish) flor penumbra (flor local importante de varios colores)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie susen

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

(Spanish) flor de azucena (flor blanca que crescen en las sierras)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gie'e

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gieringin

pestle (stone to grind)

(Spanish) tejolote (piedra para moler)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gin

chili, chili pepper

(Spanish) chile

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gini’a

water chili, chile de agua noun

(Spanish) chile de agua

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

giniag

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) chile de árbol

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

ginny

storage chest

(Spanish) baúl

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gish

garbage

(Spanish) basura

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gisha'

grass

(Spanish) pasto

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

git tuez

chilacayota (a type of large squash) noun

(Spanish) chilacayota

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gix

crib

(Spanish) maca

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gix

hammock, cradle, net

(Spanish) hamaca, maca, red

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gixun

higaditos (a dish made with eggs, vegetables, and chicken)

(Spanish) higaditos

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gu’n sebu

zebu, type of bull with a hump

(Spanish) cebú (toro grande que tiene una giba)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gubee

broom

(Spanish) escoba

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gubee siin

(Spanish) escoba de palma

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gubee yaag

broom for patio

(Spanish) escoba de patio

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gubich

sun noun

(Spanish) sol

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gubii

come back

(Spanish) volver

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guc

when

(Spanish) ¿cuándo?

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch

corn silk

(Spanish) pelos de maiz

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch

the flower before the corn is mature

(Spanish) jilote, flor de maíz antes que este maduro

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch

spine

(Spanish) espina

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch gib

nail

(Spanish) clavo

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guch gush

injection, needle

(Spanish) inyección, aguja

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guchar

spoon

(Spanish) cuchara

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guchii

afternoon

(Spanish) tarde (tiempo de día)

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guchil

knife

(Spanish) cuchillo

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guchliu

world noun

(Spanish) mundo

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guee

drink

(Spanish) beber, tomar

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guicher

scissors

(Spanish) tijeras

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guidy rgaa

slingshot

(Spanish) resortera

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guitiap guch

spiny chayote squash

(Spanish) chayote espinoso

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guitz

metate, paper

(Spanish) metate. papel

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guitziin

bat noun

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guiy

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gulte

bird similar to a dove or pigeon noun

(Spanish) torcaza/paloma de campo

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gunii

say

(Spanish) decir

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gurau

sustantivo

(Spanish) lagartija

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gushin

gushin

night

(Spanish) noche

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guty

dead Adj

(Spanish) muerto

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

guun

neck

(Spanish) cuello

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guxady

grasshopper (edible) noun

(Spanish) chapulines

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

guyash

expensive

(Spanish) caro

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

gyenun

anonna fruit (custard apple) noun

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: Alfredo Martínez

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