San Mateo Macuilxochitl Zapotec Talking Dictionary

An example search for * has returned 25 entries

benduy gish

wild nanche (type of wild fruit)

(Spanish) nanche silvestre

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bli’a

black zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bti’ux

tomato noun

(Spanish) tomate / jitomate

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bti’ux gel

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bti’ux gihzh gel

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

btsu

pitaya (fruit of several cactus species) noun

(Spanish) tuna

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

btsuu ngits

white dragonfruit noun

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

bzill

pumpkin flowers (edible) noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

cua niaa

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

cuan

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

dau

corn tassel noun

(Spanish) espigas de la milpa

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

dub

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

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 Martinez

gie penumbr

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

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

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

gie susen

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

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

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

guch

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

guch

the flower before the corn is mature

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

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

Kandian xhub

It is sprouting (milpa) phrase

(Spanish) Está naciendo la milpa

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

kanel

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

la’a

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

lachi’

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

lagu

hierba de conejo (wild herb used to cook beans) noun

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

mdag blahx

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

yaag

tree

(Spanish) arbol

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

zhub bde laa

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Speaker: Alfredo Martinez

There are currently 317 entries, 316 audio files, and 13 images.

All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities. (2021)
Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, Moisés García Guzmán, and María Mercedes Méndez Morales, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Most of the black and while 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.

All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle and Moisés García Guzmán, with Kathryn Goldberg, María Mercedes Méndez Morales, Benjamin Paul, May Helena Plumb, Chantal Reyes, Cecilia G. Williamson, & K. David Harrison. 2021. Macuilxochitl Talking Dictionary, version 1.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/macuilxochitl

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

Supported by