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San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec talking dictionary

San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

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version 7.2019

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San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 1756 entries, with 1307 audio files and 183 images.
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guich bled [+]

[ guii’ch ble’ed ]

   type of thorny bush

( Spanish ) especie de arbusto espinoso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tap [+]

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
  • CC L04
  • CC L08
bel dub [+]

[ bèe’ll dùub ]

   maguey worm

( Spanish ) gusano de maguey

Scientific name: Comadia redtenbacheri

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Beldub. Ryulazu rauëng e? Lainy mescaly, lany zhubguiny, xa ryulazëng? Gusanos de maguey te gustan? see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • food
guezh San Luc [+]

   town of San Lucas Quiavini

( Spanish ) pueblo de San Lucas Quiavini

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

tseinyabteby [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbteeby ]

   sixteen

( Spanish ) dieciséis

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
bzya [+]

[ bzyààa’ ]

   beans

( Spanish ) frijoles

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plants
gaz [+]

[ gàaz ]

   seven

( Spanish ) siete

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
gyigwats [+]

[ gyigwa’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guichbily [+]

[ guichbiily ]

   type of plant with barbed thorns

( Spanish ) tipo de planta con espinas

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyagues crioi [+]

[ gyague’s cri’oi ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
Bac [+]

[ Ba’ahc ]

   Tlacolula

( Spanish ) Tlacolula

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Guetxtily ngats Bac. see more on Twitter

caracol [+]

   snail

( Spanish ) caracol

Scientific name: Cornu via Wikipedia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Photo by cobao / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
mansan [+]

[ mannsaan ]

   apple

( Spanish ) manzana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L06
  • CC IV-3
  • food
gyibiazë [+]

[ gyibiazêë ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
byub [+]

[ byùùu’b ]

   leaf-cutter ant

( Spanish ) hormiga arriera

Scientific name: Atta cephalotes

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Photo by momoto-erick / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
gyalazhu [+]

[ gyalàa’zh:ùu ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
mniny [+]

[ mnìi’iny ]

   child

( Spanish ) niño, niña

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Ra mniny bichi re na ra wgya xte Xandan. A wgyac blia larëm fot chi wgyarëm ydo Santa Ana ni na Santa Mony. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L05
  • person
budy ngual [+]

[ bu’uhdy ngu’ahll ]

   male turkey

( Spanish ) guajalote macho

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
dub bcwel [+]

[ dùub bcwèel ]

   type of maguey, type of agave

( Spanish ) tipo de maguey

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bel [+]

[ behll ]

   fish

( Spanish ) pez

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC I-10
  • CC L05
xcarzi dad gual [+]

[ xcarzììi’ da’ad guahl ]

   type of plant (a poultice is made from this plant to remove splinters)

( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que se usa para emplaso y extraer astilla)

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tap [+]

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
  • CC L04
  • CC L08
dub saryely [+]

[ dùub saryeelly ]

( Spanish ) tipo de maguey sarial

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
budy [+]

[ bu’uhuhdy ]

   chicken

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina, gallo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC I-10
  • CC L07
  • animal
gyizha morad [+]

[ gyihzhya’ moraad ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guezhro [+]

[ gueezhro ]

   large biznaga (was used to make "tortillas" during the famine)

( Spanish ) biznaga grande (se usaba para hacer "tortillas" en tiempo de hambruna)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyabtuch [+]

[ gyabtu’ch ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
la [+]

   huaje, river tamarind

( Spanish ) huaje, guaje

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
  • food
gyala [+]

[ gyahlàa’ ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
baxat [+]

[ bax:aa’t ]

   toad

( Spanish ) sapo

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L04
  • CC I-10
  • animal
gueb simarrony [+]

[ guèe’b simaroony ]

   type of acahual

( Spanish ) tipo de acahual

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
zhyet [+]

[ zhye’et ]

   cat

( Spanish ) gato

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC I-10
  • CC L06
  • animal
gugyixtily [+]

[ guhgyix:tiilly ]

   carriso root

( Spanish ) raiz de carriso

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guichëm [+]

[ guichyë’mm ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
dubeu [+]

[ dùube’èu’ ]

   a type of wild maguey used to make mezcal

( Spanish ) una clase de maguey silvestre para hacer mezcal

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
budy [+]

[ bu’uhuhdy ]

   chicken, hen

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
gyixcwan beu [+]
guan [+]

[ gùu’ann ]

   bull; ox

( Spanish ) toro, buey

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Guan zugua lo neziu see more on Twitter

bag [+]

[ baag ]

   cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
btiaz [+]

[ btììa’z ]

   nest

( Spanish ) nido

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gyagues [+]

[ gyague’s ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
ydo [+]

[ ydòòo’ ]

   church

( Spanish ) iglesia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L12
lo nya [+]

[ loh nyààa’ ]

   field

( Spanish ) campo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
bon xqui buarr [+]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

buarr [+]

[ bua’rr ]

   donkey

( Spanish ) burro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gyilangyia [+]

[ gyilanygyiah ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyiamuzhyedy [+]

[ gyiamuhzhye’edy ]

   type of plant, "machete flower"

( Spanish ) tipo de planta, "flor de machete"

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
dubblia [+]

[ dùub blììa’ ]

   tobalá maguey (a wild maguey used to make mezcal)

( Spanish ) maguey tobalá (maguey silvestre que se usa para hacer mezcal)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tseinyabtap [+]

[ tsèin’ny ahbta’p ]

   nineteen

( Spanish ) diecinueve

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC I-9
  • number
bchily [+]

[ bchiilly ]

   knife

( Spanish ) cuchillo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

guichbe lag [+]

[ guìi’chbèe lahg ]

   type of tree (goats are dependent on this tree)

( Spanish ) tipo de árbol (que comen los chivos)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bxady [+]

[ bx:àady ]

   chapulin (edible grasshopper)

( Spanish ) chapulín

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Tu ryulaz rau bxady? Who likes to eat chapulines? ¿A quién le gusta come chapulines? Qui aime manger chapulines? see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • animal
  • insect
gyitsiny [+]

[ gyi’tsihny ]

   bat

( Spanish ) murcielego

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gyiazhubru [+]

[ gyiazh:u’ubru ]

   type of shrub

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
blia xten bziu [+]

   Thunder’s Cave

( Spanish ) cueva del trueno

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • location
gyabdua [+]

[ gyabdùa’ ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
Quia Bdan [+]

   Picacho (name of the mountain)

( Spanish ) Picacho (nombre de la montaña)

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • location
nazhëby [+]

   bark scorpion

Scientific name: Centruroides via Wikipedia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Photo by danieldorantes7 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
tseinyabchon [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbchòonn ]

   eighteen

( Spanish ) diez y ocho

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
gyaxi [+]

[ gyaxìi’ ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
dud blia [+]

[ dùub blììa’ ]

   tobala maguey

( Spanish ) tobalá

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyigyerëb [+]

[ gyigy’eèrëb ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
dub cux [+]

[ dùub cu’ux ]

   type of maguey

( Spanish ) maguey espadín


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyagyex crioi [+]

[ gyagye’ehx cri’oi ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
rran [+]

[ rraan ]

   frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L02
  • CC I-10
  • animal
bgyied [+]

[ bgyìed ]

   izote (the flowers are edible)

( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gug [+]

[ gu’ùu’g ]

   mourning dove

( Spanish ) tortola

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bsia [+]

[ bsihah ]

   eagle

( Spanish ) águila

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
gyizhily [+]

[ gyizhi’iilly ]

   chair

( Spanish ) silla

guan [+]

[ gùu’ann ]

   bull; ox

( Spanish ) toro, buey

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Example: Guan zugua lo neziu see more on Twitter

gyibtsëri [+]

[ gyibtsëhri’ih ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
luzhguan [+]

[ lùuzhgùu’ann ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta ("lengua de toro")

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tsëbtyop [+]

[ tsëbtyo’p ]

   twelve

( Spanish ) doce

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
bca [+]

[ bca’ah ]

   grackle

( Spanish ) zanate

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L01
  • animal
  • bird
  • I-10
  • CC L11
wi [+]

[ wii ]

   guava

( Spanish ) guayaba

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plants
  • CC L02
  • CC L06
  • CC IV-3
gyia btyen guix [+]

[ gyia btyehn guìi’x ]

   type of plant (used to treat stomach aches)

( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que se usa para el dolor de estómago)

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guichbled [+]

[ guichble’ed ]

   type of plant (eaten by goats)

( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que comen los chivos)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyiaben [+]

[ gyiabehn ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyibtsëzhi [+]

[ gyibtsëhzhii’ ]

   a specific type of organ pipe cactus

( Spanish ) una clase de organo que da tuna

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
biasa [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

zhieb [+]

[ zhi’eb ]

   goat

( Spanish ) chivo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC I-10
  • CC L07
gyilabed [+]

[ gyilabe’ed ]

   mala mujer

( Spanish ) mala mujer

Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tseinyabtyop [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbtyo’p ]

   seventeen

( Spanish ) diecisiete

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
gyizha guel [+]

[ gyihzhya’ gue’ehll ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
wbequi [+]

   type of plant (used to make smaller brooms, typically used by women)

( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que se usa para hacer escobas pequeñas usualmente para el uso de la mujer)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guepy [+]

[ guèe’py ]

   bellybutton, navel; umbilical cord

( Spanish ) ombligo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Cali bsanu xquepyu? ’Where did you leave your umbilical cord?’


Semantic domains:

  • body part
guichuny las [+]

[ guichuiny lah’as ]

   type of bush

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
wbwegyad [+]

[ wbwèe’ gyàa’d ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
ngats [+]

[ ngaàa’ts ]

   yellow

( Spanish ) amarillo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Bicya lazha cagyilya colory ngats ni basana, ngatsgyiaru na ni binylua, lag ngatsii? see more on Twitter

gyaguel [+]

[ gyaguèehl ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bdag xte gyiaguex [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

cwanady [+]

[ cwàa’nàa’dy ]

   type of plant (used to treat arthritis)

( Spanish ) tipo de planta (se usa a tratar la artritis)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyia xniaz [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

gyaluzh [+]

[ gyalùuzh ]

   type of pepper tree (Notes: 1. the tender branches are used to both cure and protect one from "susto"; 2. the peppercorns can be burned in the fire to help overdue baby chicks hatch)

( Spanish ) tipo de pirul (Notas: 1. sus ramas tiernas sirven para curar y proteger a uno del susto; 2. cuando los pollitos no nacen el día esperado, se ponen las semillas en el fuego a lado de los huevos y así cuando truenen las semillas, los pollitos nacen)

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
xculambrusy [+]

[ x:cullambru’uhsy ]

   tarantula

( Spanish ) tarántula


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • spider
tseiny [+]

[ tsèèi’ny ]

   fifteen

( Spanish ) quince

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
xbia gyixtily [+]

[ xbiah gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
rran [+]

[ rraan ]

   frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L01
  • CC I-10
  • animal
bëguidy [+]

[ bë’gui’idy ]

   butterfly, moth

( Spanish ) mariposa, polilla

Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Photo by cullen / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
gai [+]

[ gài’ ]

   five

( Spanish ) cinco

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC I-9
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All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2019)
Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, 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, Felipe H. Lopez, Pamela Munro, with Savita M. Deo, Graham Mauro, and Saul Ontiveros. 2019. San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/sanlucasquiavini

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There are currently 1756 entries, 1307 audio files, and 183 images.

All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2019)
Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, 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, Felipe H. Lopez, Pamela Munro, with Savita M. Deo, Graham Mauro, and Saul Ontiveros. 2019. San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/sanlucasquiavini

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