San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

[ guii’ch ble’ed ]

   type of thorny bush

( Spanish ) especie de arbusto espinoso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9
• CC L04
• CC L08

[ 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

   town of San Lucas Quiavini

( Spanish ) pueblo de San Lucas Quiavini

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

[ tsèi’nyahbteeby ]

   sixteen

( Spanish ) dieciséis

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9

[ bzyààa’ ]

   beans

( Spanish ) frijoles

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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• food
• plants

[ gàaz ]

   seven

( Spanish ) siete

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9

[ gyigwa’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ guichbiily ]

   type of plant with barbed thorns

( Spanish ) tipo de planta con espinas

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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• plants

[ gyague’s cri’oi ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

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• plants

[ Ba’ahc ]

   Tlacolula

( Spanish ) Tlacolula

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Guetxtily ngats Bac. see more on Twitter

   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

[ mannsaan ]

   apple

( Spanish ) manzana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L03
• CC L06
• CC IV-3
• food

[ gyibiazêë ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

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• plants

[ 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

[ gyalàa’zh:ùu ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ 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

[ bu’uhdy ngu’ahll ]

   male turkey

( Spanish ) guajalote macho

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

[ dùub bcwèel ]

   type of maguey, type of agave

( Spanish ) tipo de maguey

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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• plants

[ behll ]

   fish

( Spanish ) pez

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• food
• animal
• CC L01
• CC I-10
• CC L05

[ 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

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9
• CC L04
• CC L08

[ dùub saryeelly ]

( Spanish ) tipo de maguey sarial

Speaker: Gerardo López

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• plants

[ bu’uhuhdy ]

   chicken

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina, gallo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L03
• CC I-10
• CC L07
• animal

[ gyihzhya’ moraad ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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• plants

[ 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

[ gyabtu’ch ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

   huaje, river tamarind

( Spanish ) huaje, guaje

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants
• food

[ gyahlàa’ ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ bax:aa’t ]

   toad

( Spanish ) sapo

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L04
• CC I-10
• animal

[ guèe’b simaroony ]

   type of acahual

( Spanish ) tipo de acahual

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ zhye’et ]

   cat

( Spanish ) gato

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC I-10
• CC L06
• animal

[ guhgyix:tiilly ]

   carriso root

( Spanish ) raiz de carriso

Speaker: Gerardo López

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• plants

[ guichyë’mm ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ 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

[ bu’uhuhdy ]

   chicken, hen

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

[ gùu’ann ]

   bull; ox

( Spanish ) toro, buey

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Guan zugua lo neziu see more on Twitter

[ baag ]

   cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal

[ btììa’z ]

   nest

( Spanish ) nido

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

[ gyague’s ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ ydòòo’ ]

   church

( Spanish ) iglesia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L03
• CC L12

[ loh nyààa’ ]

   field

( Spanish ) campo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• agriculture

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

[ bua’rr ]

   donkey

( Spanish ) burro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal

[ gyilanygyiah ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ gyiamuhzhye’edy ]

   type of plant, "machete flower"

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ 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

[ tsèin’ny ahbta’p ]

   nineteen

( Spanish ) diecinueve

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC I-9
• number

[ bchiilly ]

   knife

( Spanish ) cuchillo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

[ 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

[ 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

[ gyi’tsihny ]

   bat

( Spanish ) murcielego

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal

[ gyiazh:u’ubru ]

   type of shrub

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

   Thunder’s Cave

( Spanish ) cueva del trueno

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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• location

[ gyabdùa’ ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

   Picacho (name of the mountain)

( Spanish ) Picacho (nombre de la montaña)

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• location

   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

[ tsèi’nyahbchòonn ]

   eighteen

( Spanish ) diez y ocho

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9

[ gyaxìi’ ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ dùub blììa’ ]

   tobala maguey

( Spanish ) tobalá

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ gyigy’eèrëb ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ dùub cu’ux ]

   type of maguey

( Spanish ) maguey espadín

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ gyagye’ehx cri’oi ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ rraan ]

   frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L02
• CC I-10
• animal

[ bgyìed ]

   izote (the flowers are edible)

( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

[ gu’ùu’g ]

   mourning dove

( Spanish ) tortola

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

[ bsihah ]

   eagle

( Spanish ) águila

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

[ gyizhi’iilly ]

   chair

( Spanish ) silla

[ gùu’ann ]

   bull; ox

( Spanish ) toro, buey

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Example: Guan zugua lo neziu see more on Twitter

[ gyibtsëhri’ih ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ lùuzhgùu’ann ]

   type of plant

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ tsëbtyo’p ]

   twelve

( Spanish ) doce

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9

[ bca’ah ]

   grackle

( Spanish ) zanate

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L01
• animal
• bird
• I-10
• CC L11

[ wii ]

   guava

( Spanish ) guayaba

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• food
• plants
• CC L02
• CC L06
• CC IV-3

[ 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

[ guichble’ed ]

   type of plant (eaten by goats)

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ gyiabehn ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ gyibtsëhzhii’ ]

   a specific type of organ pipe cactus

( Spanish ) una clase de organo que da tuna

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

Speaker: Gerardo López

[ zhi’eb ]

   goat

( Spanish ) chivo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• animal
• CC I-10
• CC L07

[ gyilabe’ed ]

   mala mujer

( Spanish ) mala mujer

Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ tsèi’nyahbtyo’p ]

   seventeen

( Spanish ) diecisiete

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9

[ gyihzhya’ gue’ehll ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

   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

[ 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

[ guichuiny lah’as ]

   type of bush

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ wbwèe’ gyàa’d ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ 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

[ gyaguèehl ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

Speaker: Gerardo López

[ 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

Speaker: Gerardo López

[ 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

[ x:cullambru’uhsy ]

   tarantula

( Spanish ) tarántula

Semantic domains:

• animal
• spider

[ tsèèi’ny ]

   fifteen

( Spanish ) quince

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9

[ xbiah gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López

Semantic domains:

• plants

[ rraan ]

   frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Semantic domains:

• CC L01
• CC I-10
• animal

[ 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

[ gài’ ]

   five

( Spanish ) cinco

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Semantic domains:

• number
• CC I-9