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San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec talking dictionary

San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

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San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2251 entries, with 1803 audio files and 186 images.
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gyalazhu [+]

[ gyalàa’zh:ùu ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
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
gyamoxtas [+]

[ gyamoxta’s ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyarziny [+]

[ gyarzihny ]

   a type of bush

( Spanish ) un tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyateu [+]

[ gyate’uh ]

   type of shrub

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyaxcwanbeu gyats [+]

[ gyaxcwàanbe’èu’ gya’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyaxi [+]

[ gyaxìi’ ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
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
gyia xniaz [+]

Speaker: Gerardo López

gyiabdagwe [+]

[ gyiabdahgweh ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyiaben [+]

[ gyiabehn ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyiabo [+]

[ gyiabòo ]

   type of tree (used to make coal)

( Spanish ) un tipo de árbol (para hacer carbón)

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
gyianuan [+]

[ gyianùan ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyiarziny [+]

[ gyìa’rzihny ]

   type of plant (used for fuel for making bricks)

( Spanish ) una clase de planta (se usa para combustibles para hacer ladrillos)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyiasa [+]

( Spanish ) poleo

Scientific name: Hyptis eriocephala

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: 01506 Hyptis eriocephala, POLEO AZUL. Prof UETTM Repositorio, CC-BY-NC-SA via Flickr

gyiazhubru [+]

[ gyiazh:u’ubru ]

   type of shrub

( Spanish ) tipo de arbusto

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyibia muan [+]

[ gyibyàa mu’an ]

   prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) nopal

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyibiazë [+]

[ gyibiazêë ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyibtsëri [+]

[ gyibtsëhri’ih ]

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
gyigwats [+]

[ gyigwa’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyigwuats [+]

[ gyigwùa’ts ]

   agave shoot

( Spanish ) quiote

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyigyerëb [+]

[ gyigy’eèrëb ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

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
gyilabed [+]

[ gyilabe’ed ]

   mala mujer

( Spanish ) mala mujer

Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyilangyia [+]

[ gyilanygyiah ]

   type of plant

( Spanish ) tipo de planta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
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
gyitsiny [+]

[ gyi’tsihny ]

   bat

( Spanish ) murcielego

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gyixcwan beu [+]
gyixtily [+]

[ gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyizha guel [+]

[ gyihzhya’ gue’ehll ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyizha morad [+]

[ gyihzhya’ moraad ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
gyizhily [+]

[ gyizhi’iilly ]

   chair

( Spanish ) silla


Semantic domains:

  • CC L08
la [+]

   huaje, river tamarind

( Spanish ) huaje, guaje

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
  • food
labiu [+]

[ labyìi’u ]

   spider web

( Spanish ) tela araña

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • spider
Lady niu ru zhimzhuag. [+]

   The cloth is covering the basket.

( Spanish ) La tela cubre la canasta.

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Lady zeibynal ru zhimyzhuag. [+]

   The cloth is hanging over the edge of the basket.

( Spanish ) La tela cuelga sobre el borde de la canasta.

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

laz [+]

[ lààa’z ]

   heart

( Spanish ) corazón

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Example: Rcanyalag laztua, rtyen laztua rata zhi runyu, nyeru maru raqui chi rzeiny tsë schi beu re. via x.com


Semantic domains:

  • body part
lo nya [+]

[ loh nyààa’ ]

   field

( Spanish ) campo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
  • CC L14
  • CC BXTP-2
luzhguan [+]

[ lùuzhgùu’ann ]

   type of plant

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
machien [+]

[ machiien ]

   monkey

( Spanish ) mono

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
mansan [+]

[ mannsaan ]

   apple

( Spanish ) manzana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L06
  • food
  • CC S-13
many tajw [+]

   swallow

( Spanish ) golondrina

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
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
manyser [+]

[ ma’anyseer ]

   bee

( Spanish ) abeja

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L05
  • animal
  • insect
  • CC S-06
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
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
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


Semantic domains:

  • CC L19
paborrely [+]

   peacock

( Spanish ) pavo real

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Quia Bdan [+]

   Picacho (name of the mountain)

( Spanish ) Picacho (nombre de la montaña)

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • location
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
rran [+]

[ rraan ]

   frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC S-06
  • CC L14
  • CC S-01
  • CC L02
rran [+]

[ rraan ]

   frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L02
  • animal
  • CC S-06
  • CC S-01
  • CC L14
simien xte loguezh quiamni [+]

   the walls of the old Quiavini town

( Spanish ) los paredes del viejo pueblo de Quiavini

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

tap [+]

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

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

[ tahp ]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L04
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
te crioi [+]

[ tee cri’oi ]

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • plants
teiby [+]

[ te’ihby ]

   one

( Spanish ) uno

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L03
  • CC L06
  • CC S-05
tsëbteby [+]

[ tsëbteeby ]

   eleven

( Spanish ) once

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tsëbtyop [+]

[ tsëbtyo’p ]

   twelve

( Spanish ) doce

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tsëda [+]

[ tsëdah ]

   fourteen

( Spanish ) catorce

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tseiny [+]

[ tsèèi’ny ]

   fifteen

( Spanish ) quince

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tsëiny [+]

[ tsêë'iny ]

   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
tseinyabchon [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbchòonn ]

   eighteen

( Spanish ) diez y ocho

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tseinyabtap [+]

[ tsèin’ny ahbta’p ]

   nineteen

( Spanish ) diecinueve

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tseinyabteby [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbteeby ]

   sixteen

( Spanish ) dieciséis

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tseinyabtyop [+]

[ tsèi’nyahbtyo’p ]

   seventeen

( Spanish ) diecisiete

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC S-05
tyop [+]

[ tyo’p ]

   two

( Spanish ) dos

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

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

[ tyo’p ]

   two

( Spanish ) dos

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
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
wbwe gyad ncyets [+]

[ wbwèe’ gyàa’d ncye’ts ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
wbwegyad [+]

[ wbwèe’ gyàa’d ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
wchily [+]

[ wchiilly ]

   knife

( Spanish ) cuchillo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

wi [+]

[ wii ]

   guava

( Spanish ) guayaba

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plants
  • CC L02
  • CC L06
  • CC S-13
  • CC S-01
wrraly gyixtily [+]

[ wrra’ahlly gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
xbia gyixtily [+]

[ xbiah gyix:tiilly ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
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
xculambrusy [+]

[ x:cullambru’uhsy ]

   tarantula

( Spanish ) tarántula


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • spider
xon [+]

[ x:òon ]

   eight

( Spanish ) ocho

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

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

[ x:òp ]

   six

( Spanish ) seis

Speaker: Victoria Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • number
  • CC L08
  • CC S-05
xtyen becw [+]

[ xtyehn be’cw ]

Speaker: Gerardo López


Semantic domains:

  • plants
ydo [+]

[ ydòòo’ ]

   church

( Spanish ) iglesia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L12
zhieb [+]

[ zhi’eb ]

   goat

( Spanish ) chivo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

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

[ zhye’et ]

   cat

( Spanish ) gato

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez


Semantic domains:

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

[ zu’aht ]

   bone

( Spanish ) hueso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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 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

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There are currently 2251 entries, 1803 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

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