Santiago Matatlán Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bedungual

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

bedyguid

hen

(Spanish) gallina

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

bee

red ant

(Spanish) hormiga roja

Speaker: César Mateo Bautista

biñ nazzía

person who lives in the next neighborhood (above) adjective

(Spanish) persona que vive en el barrio de arriba

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

bledguin

mosquito

(Spanish) zancudo

Speaker: César Mateo Bautista

bzía n'gaz

black bean

(Spanish) frijol negro

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

Ca' guiet re biny.

The kids are playing.

(Spanish) Están jugando los niños.

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

gorgop

armadillo

(Spanish) armadillo

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

guieb

weapon

(Spanish) arma

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

guiez

pot

(Spanish) olla

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

gultí

pigeon

(Spanish) paloma de campo

Speaker: César Mateo Bautista

ná

hand

(Spanish) mano

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

nan bali

godmother

(Spanish) madrina

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

nieez

mazorca

(Spanish) mazorca

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

rcua

writing

(Spanish) escribir

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

rguiet

plays

(Spanish) jugar

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

riepy

climbing

(Spanish) subir

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

rungüin

sad

(Spanish) triste

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

rzutiepy

fight

(Spanish) luchar

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

tiop

tiop

two

(Spanish) dos

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

xgab

thinks

(Spanish) pensar

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

xhaa

at the end

(Spanish) al final

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

xhab

ugly ; horrible adjetivo

(Spanish) feo ; horrible

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

xhán

bottom

(Spanish) trasero

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

zíab quietz

white atole

(Spanish) atole blanco

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

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Dictionary produced by Sandra Ruth Gomez Sernas, Everardo Lopez Hernandez, Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.

Most of the black and white 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.

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how to cite: Gomez Sernas, Sandra Ruth, Everardo Lopez Hernandez, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, & K. David Harrison. 2022. Santiago Matatlán Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 1.0. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/matatlan

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