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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 1990 entries, with 1509 audio files and 184 images.
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becw [+]

[ bèe’cw ]

   dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L05
  • animal
conzh [+]

   shell

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gyigwats [+]

[ gyigwa’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bca [+]

[ bca’ah ]

   grackle

( Spanish ) zanate

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC L11
  • CC S-06
  • CC L03
bzeiny [+]

[ bzèiny ]

   deer

( Spanish ) venado

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC S-06
  • CC L11
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
dubia [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • animal
blia xten bziu [+]

   Thunder’s Cave

( Spanish ) cueva del trueno

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • location
tap [+]

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L04
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
gyibiazë [+]

[ gyibiazêë ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyibtsëri [+]

[ gyibtsëhri’ih ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bdi [+]

[ bdih ]

   ant

( Spanish ) hormiga

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
  • CC S-06
gyizha guel [+]

[ gyihzhya’ gue’ehll ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gya guichzu [+]

[ gya guìi’chzu ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
bel [+]

[ behll ]

   fish

( Spanish ) pez

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC L05
  • CC S-06
tsëbtyop [+]

[ tsëbtyo’p ]

   twelve

( Spanish ) doce

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
budy [+]

[ bu’uhuhdy ]

   chicken, hen

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
manyser [+]

[ ma’anyseer ]

   bee

( Spanish ) abeja

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L05
  • animal
  • insect
  • CC S-06
btiaz [+]

[ btììa’z ]

   nest

( Spanish ) nido

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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
many zharbel [+]

[ ma’any zh:arbèel ]

   wandering spider

( Spanish ) araña que no pica;araña de color café

Scientific name: Cupiennius salei

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • spider
wbwe gyad ncyets [+]

[ wbwèe’ gyàa’d ncye’ts ]

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
beu [+]

[ be’euh ]

   turtle

( Spanish ) tortuga

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC S-06
bag [+]

[ baag ]

   cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L07
  • CC S-06
bdi [+]

[ bdih ]

   ant

( Spanish ) hormiga

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
  • CC S-06
badia [+]

[ badiia ]

   roadrunner

( Spanish ) correcamimos

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC L02
  • CC L24
cwan bady [+]

[ cwàa’n ba’ady ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guzh [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

gyia xniaz [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

gyabo [+]

[ gyabòo ]

   encino oak (used to make coal)

( Spanish ) encino (se usa para hacer carbón)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
la [+]

   huaje, river tamarind

( Spanish ) huaje, guaje

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
  • food
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
lo nya [+]

[ loh nyààa’ ]

   field

( Spanish ) campo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
  • CC L14
  • CC BXTP-2
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
gyag recy [+]

   fire wood

( Spanish ) leña

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

te crioi [+]

[ tee cri’oi ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tsëbteby [+]

[ tsëbteeby ]

   eleven

( Spanish ) once

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
gyianuan [+]

[ gyianùan ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
dam [+]

[ da’amm ]

   owl

( Spanish ) búho, tecolote

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC S-06
tyop [+]

[ tyo’p ]

   two

( Spanish ) dos

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
guichuny las [+]

[ guichuiny lah’as ]

   type of bush

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
beich [+]

[ be’ich ]

   buzzard, vulture

( Spanish ) zopilote

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC S-06
  • CC L24
gyagues [+]

[ gyague’s ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyigyiny xcuch [+]

[ gyìi’gyìi’ny x:cùu’ch ]

   type of pepper

( Spanish ) tipo de chile

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tseinyabteby [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbteeby ]

   sixteen

( Spanish ) dieciséis

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
wrraly gyixtily [+]

[ wrra’ahlly gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
machien [+]

[ machiien ]

   monkey

( Spanish ) mono

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
budy gai [+]

[ bu’uhdy ga’i ]

   rooster

( Spanish ) gallo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
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
gyaxi [+]

[ gyaxìi’ ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guezh San Luc [+]

   town of San Lucas Quiavini

( Spanish ) pueblo de San Lucas Quiavini

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bgyied [+]

[ bgyìed ]

   izote (the flowers are edible)

( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzeiny [+]

[ bzèiny ]

   deer

( Spanish ) venado

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L03
  • CC L11
  • CC S-06
labiu [+]

[ labyìi’u ]

   spider web

( Spanish ) tela araña

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • spider
gyarziny [+]

[ gyarzihny ]

   a type of bush

( Spanish ) un tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyalazhu [+]

[ gyalàa’zh:ùu ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyibia muan [+]

[ gyibyàa mu’an ]

   prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) nopal

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
gya gues siu [+]

[ gya gue’s siu’uh ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
deiby [+]

   feather

( Spanish ) pluma (de ave)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

guidy rga [+]

[ gui’dy rgààa’ ]

   slingshot

( Spanish ) resortera

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gyilabed [+]

[ gyilabe’ed ]

   mala mujer

( Spanish ) mala mujer

Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyagyex crioi [+]

[ gyagye’ehx cri’oi ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyagues crioi [+]

[ gyague’s cri’oi ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
guedy [+]

   tunnel

( Spanish ) túnel

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

xculambrusy [+]

[ x:cullambru’uhsy ]

   tarantula

( Spanish ) tarántula


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • spider
biado [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

bsia [+]

[ bsihah ]

   eagle

( Spanish ) águila

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC S-06
  • CC L19
zhyet [+]

[ zhye’et ]

   cat

( Spanish ) gato

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L06
  • animal
  • CC S-06
buarr [+]

[ bua’rr ]

   donkey

( Spanish ) burro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gyagyalxnia [+]

[ gyagyàlxniaa ]

   red ocote

( Spanish ) ocote rojo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
cwan gyerëb [+]

[ cwàa’n gye’rëb ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gaz [+]

[ gàaz ]

   seven

( Spanish ) siete

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
zuat [+]

[ zu’aht ]

   bone

( Spanish ) hueso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gyiluzhdany [+]

[ gyi’lùu’zh dàany ]

   type of tree related to pepper tree (it is said that if you get a rash from touching this tree, then in order to get rid of the rash you must dance around the tree and hit the tree with a stick)

( Spanish ) tipo de pirul (se dice que si tocas este árbol, te dara ronchas, para curarte tienes que bailar a su rededor y pegarle con una vara)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gai [+]

[ gài’ ]

   five

( Spanish ) cinco

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L03
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
xop [+]

[ x:òp ]

   six

( Spanish ) seis

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
gyitsiny [+]

[ gyi’tsihny ]

   bat

( Spanish ) murcielego

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
guichuiny [+]

[ guichuihny ]

   type of thorny plant

( Spanish ) especie de planta espinosa

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyaxcwanbeu gyats [+]

[ gyaxcwàanbe’èu’ gya’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyizhily [+]

[ gyizhi’iilly ]

   chair

( Spanish ) silla


Semantic domains:

  • CC L08
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
tap [+]

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L04
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
bdag xte gyiaguex [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

gyabtuch [+]

[ gyabtu’ch ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
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
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
  • CC S-15
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
becw [+]

[ bèe’cw ]

   dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L02
  • CC L05
  • CC S-06
guich bled [+]

[ guii’ch ble’ed ]

   type of thorny bush

( Spanish ) especie de arbusto espinoso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
rdo [+]

[ rdòo’oh ]

   1. get sold, sell (is sold) 2. get sold by, be sold by (a unit of measure)

( Spanish ) 1. venderse 2. venderse por (una unidad de medida)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Lainy gyia Bac laty rdo bel. Rsilyru ni, ady salodi yzeiny buny! see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • CC L15
gyixtily [+]

[ gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
tsëiny [+]

[ tré’seh ]

   thirteen

( Spanish ) trece

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Zicyre rca tsëiny chicy Nanad e? zieny ra gyetsdo laty ca xtizhadoën nu lainy ra archieb Ldua Mejy & Europ zicy na Spany & Fransy. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
teiby [+]

[ te’ihby ]

   one

( Spanish ) uno

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L03
  • CC L06
  • CC S-05
gueb simarrony [+]

[ guèe’b simaroony ]

   type of acahual

( Spanish ) tipo de acahual

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyixcwan beu [+]
gyamoxtas [+]

[ gyamoxta’s ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyabaza [+]

[ gyabazàa ]

   olalliberry tree

( Spanish ) árbol de zarzamora

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyizha morad [+]

[ gyihzhya’ moraad ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
ABOUT

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 1990 entries, 1509 audio files, and 184 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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