The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 1990 entries, with 1509 audio files and 184 images.
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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)
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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)
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gyia xniaz
gyiabo
[ gyiabòo ]
type of tree (used to make coal)
( Spanish ) un tipo de árbol (para hacer carbón)
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gyiamuzhyedy
[ gyiamuhzhye’edy ]
type of plant, "machete flower"
( Spanish ) tipo de planta, "flor de machete"
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gyiarziny
[ gyìa’rzihny ]
type of plant (used for fuel for making bricks)
( Spanish ) una clase de planta (se usa para combustibles para hacer ladrillos)
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gyibtsëzhi
[ gyibtsëhzhii’ ]
a specific type of organ pipe cactus
( Spanish ) una clase de organo que da tuna
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gyigyiny xcuch
gyilabed
[ gyilabe’ed ]
mala mujer
( Spanish ) mala mujer
Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae
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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)
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gyixcwan beu
luzhguan
[ lùuzhgùu’ann ]
type of plant
( Spanish ) tipo de planta ("lengua de toro")
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many zharbel
[ ma’any zh:arbèel ]
wandering spider
( Spanish ) araña que no pica;araña de color café
Scientific name: Cupiennius salei
Example: Photo by danieldorantes7 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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nazhëby
bark scorpion
Scientific name: Centruroides via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by danieldorantes7 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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paborrely
peacock
( Spanish ) pavo real
Quia Bdan
Picacho (name of the mountain)
( Spanish ) Picacho (nombre de la montaña)
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rdo
simien xte loguezh quiamni
the walls of the old Quiavini town
( Spanish ) los paredes del viejo pueblo de Quiavini
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)
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wchily
[ wchiilly ]
knife
( Spanish ) cuchillo
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)
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zuat
[ zu’aht ]
bone
( Spanish ) hueso
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).
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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
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
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
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