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becw rni buny "dog" cuan Dizhsa[bèe’cw rnnììi’ bùunny "dog" cuahnn Dìi’zhsah]
becw is how you say ’dog’ in Zapotec
bookmarkBed, ridane becw re chiru bzubi lo mes.[Beed, ridàa’nèe bèe’cw rèe chiru’ bzùu’bih loh me’es]
bëguidy[bë’gui’idy]
butterfly, moth
(Spanish) mariposa, polilla
Example: Photo by cullen / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org
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beipy[be'ihpy]
tells, asks (someone — a name or noun)
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bezgual[bezgu’ahll]
village protocol expert, man who knows all about social and religious traditions; huehuete
(Spanish) huehuete
bookmarkbgap[bgàa'p]
slaps
bookmarkbgu[bgùu'uh]
1 puts (something) down; 2 deposits (money)
bookmarkbguad[bgùad]
stings (someone); pokes (someone)
bookmarkbgub[bgùùu'b]
1 sucks; 2 smokes (cigarettes, tobacco, a pipe); 3 uses a lot of (gasoline) (of a car)
bookmarkbguch[bguhch]
bathes
bookmarkbgue[bguèe]
cusses
bookmarkbgue[bgueh]
carries, hauls (something heavy or more than one item)
bookmarkbguez[bguèe'ez]
1 hugs; 2 carries (something or someone) in his (or her) arms
bookmarkbguiad[bguìad]
pierces, makes a hole in
bookmarkbguiad[bguìad]
pierces, makes a hole in (something)
bookmarkbguich[bguìi'ch]
breaks (a long object)
bookmarkbguieb[bguìeb]
1 sews; 2 sews (something)
bookmarkbguily[bguìi'lly / bguìi'illy]
looks for
bookmarkbguiny[bguìi'iny]
1 borrows; 2 asks for the hand of (a girl) in marriage (during a betrothal negotiation)
bookmarkbguix[bguìi'x]
lays (a long object) down, puts (a long object) down
bookmarkbguixicy[bguixi'ihcy]
nods off (as when falling asleep); bows his (or her) head
bookmarkbguizh[bgui'ihzh]
1 pays (a person; a bill; an amount); pays back, repays (a person; an amount); 2 pays for: especially, pays for (a mass); 3 pays (someone) (an
bookmarkbguny[bgùuunny]
scratches (someone); comb. [bgu'uny]
bookmarkbgwi[bgwi'ih]
looks
bookmarkbgyet[bgye'eht]
plays
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bicy[bi'ihcy]
1 returns; 2 returns to (a place)
bookmarkbied mna[bied mnnààa’]
ma’am, señora (respectful term of address to an older woman)
(Spanish) señora (addr. respetuosa para dirigirse a una mujer de grande edad)
bookmarkbiede[biede’eh]
ma’am, señora (respectful term of address to a woman)
(Spanish) señora (addr. respetuosa para dirigirse a una mujer)
bookmarkbinylo[binyloh]
sees
bookmarkbisti[bihstìi]
gets up (out of bed) ** check **
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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.
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