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ta
tabaza, dyebaza[ta’baza’, dye’baza’]
really
bookmarkTagual[Taguuall]
Day of the Dead (All Saints Day, November 1, and All Souls Day, November 2)
bookmarktalo[talòo’]
(term of address used informally to a friend)
bookmarktan[ta’aann]
tap galy[tahp gàally]
tas[ta’s]
teblo[te’bloh]
equal, even, the same
bookmarktebloizy[te’bloh-ihzy]
just the same
bookmarktecnica[té’cnicah]
technical
bookmark
teiby ra dyeni[te’ihby ra dye’nnih]
one of those stores
bookmarkteiby ratizy[te’ihby ra’tihzy]
in just a little while
bookmarktelefono[telé’fonoh]
telephone
bookmarkterminal xte camyuny[termina’ll x:tèe’ camyuuny]
bus station
bookmarktex bgaz
tex tati
Tijwan[Tijwa’nn]
Tijuana
bookmarktiu[ti’u]
tiuwe[ti’uwe’eh]
sir, señor (respectful term of address used to a man)
bookmarkto[tòo’oh]
let’s go
bookmarktort[to’rt]
torta (type of Mexican sandwich)
bookmarktotad[to’taad]
traj[tra’j]
(man’s) suit
bookmarktraj zac[tra’j za’c]
nice suit, fancy suit
bookmarktrasde[tráhsdeh]
behind, in back of
bookmarktrentidoz[tre’nnytidooz]
thirty-two (modern word)
bookmarktrenytyuan[tre’nnytyua’nn]
thirty-one
bookmarktriest[tri’est]
tu[tu]
who, whose
bookmarkTu buny liu?
Tu buny yu?
Tu la nde quën Dizhsa.
What is this called in Zapotec?
bookmarkTu la nde?
What is this called?
bookmarkTu la nde?
What is that called?
bookmarktuazh[tu-ahzh:]
Who on earth?
bookmarktubiaz[tuhbiihahz]
one year
bookmarktuëru[tuëru’]
who else
bookmarkturyest[turye’st]
tourist
bookmarktuxman[tuhxmaan]
one week
bookmarkTyeiny[Tyeeiny]
tyem[tye’emm]
1. season, weather 2. time (in certain expressions)
bookmarktyen[tye’nn]
1. because 2. so that
bookmarktyen gau bunyi[tye’nn ga’u bùunnyih]
so that people can eat it
bookmarktyen rzhibya galguizh xtena[tye’nn rzhihbya’ gahllgui’ihihzh x:tèe’na’]
tyen rzhibya galguizh xtena quën galguty xtena
tyen xchanën Dyoz, yba bebni[tye’nn x:cha’nënn Dyooz ybààa’ bèe’bni’ ]
tyep[tyehp]
hard
bookmarktyep zuiny[tyehp zuu-ihny]
it’s hard (rev. idiom)
bookmark
tyop chon[tyo’p chòonn]
two or three, a few
bookmarktyua abtsë[tyùa’ ahbtsêë’]
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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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