The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2320 entries, with 1898 audio files and 186 images.
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Lady zeibynal ru zhimyzhuag.
The cloth is hanging over the edge of the basket.
( Spanish ) La tela cuelga sobre el borde de la canasta.
deiby
feather
( Spanish ) pluma (de ave)
paborrely
peacock
( Spanish ) pavo real
guepy
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)
Semantic domains:
gueb simarrony
guzh
wchily
[ wchiilly ]
knife
( Spanish ) cuchillo
btiaz
[ btììa’z ]
nest
( Spanish ) nido
byub
[ byùùu’b ]
leaf-cutter ant
( Spanish ) hormiga arriera
Scientific name: Atta cephalotes
Example: Photo by momoto-erick / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
Semantic domains:
rdo
dub bcwel
caracol
snail
( Spanish ) caracol
Scientific name: Cornu via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by cobao / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
Semantic domains:
guichiu
guan
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)
Semantic domains:
bgyied
[ bgyìed ]
izote (the flowers are edible)
( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)
guichuiny
cwanady
[ cwàa’nàa’dy ]
type of plant (used to treat arthritis)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (se usa a tratar la artritis)
Semantic domains:
bon xqui buarr
bxady
dubeu
[ dùube’èu’ ]
a type of wild maguey used to make mezcal
( Spanish ) una clase de maguey silvestre para hacer mezcal
Semantic domains:
laz
gyia xniaz
biagyety
guezhro
[ gueezhro ]
large biznaga (was used to make "tortillas" during the famine)
( Spanish ) biznaga grande (se usaba para hacer "tortillas" en tiempo de hambruna)
Semantic domains:
gyiamuzhyedy
[ gyiamuhzhye’edy ]
type of plant, "machete flower"
( Spanish ) tipo de planta, "flor de machete"
Semantic domains:
bzicy
gyabo
[ gyabòo ]
encino oak (used to make coal)
( Spanish ) encino (se usa para hacer carbón)
Semantic domains:
Lady niu ru zhimzhuag.
The cloth is covering the basket.
( Spanish ) La tela cubre la canasta.
gyiabo
[ gyiabòo ]
type of tree (used to make coal)
( Spanish ) un tipo de árbol (para hacer carbón)
Semantic domains:
bdag xte gyiaguex
gyibtsëzhi
[ gyibtsëhzhii’ ]
a specific type of organ pipe cactus
( Spanish ) una clase de organo que da tuna
Semantic domains:
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)
Semantic domains:
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 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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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
There are currently 2320 entries, 1898 audio files, and 186 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 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.
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
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
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