San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec

1. for (time phrase); 2. (time phrase) ago

(Spanish) 1. durante, por (tiempo); 2. hace (tiempo)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

for ten years

(Spanish) durante diez años, por diez años

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

finally

(Spanish) por fin, finalmente

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

brother (of a male)

(Spanish) hermano (de un hombre)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

month

(Spanish) mes

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where

(Spanish) dónde

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spouse

(Spanish) esposo, esposa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

field

(Spanish) campo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

waiter

(Spanish) mesero

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

for; in order to (followed by a sentence in the irrealis); by (an author, for instance)

(Spanish) para; para que; por

Example: par ygyani rata zhinyzhapi

gun

(Spanish) pistola

those who, the ones who

(Spanish) los que, las que

1. be become 2. get done, get prepared 3. happen 4. have things happen to him 5. have, suffer from 6. hurt, ache 7. can, be able to, know how to

(Spanish) ser, estar, poder

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. understand, know, know about 2. learn

(Spanish) 1. saber 2. aprender

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

1. everything 2. all, every

(Spanish) todo, cada

abandon, leave behind, leave, quit

(Spanish) abandonar (a alguien), dejar (a un cónjuge, la escuela)

hide from (someone)

(Spanish) esconderse de

1. appear, show up 2. come out (of a test, for example)

(Spanish) aparecer, venir, presentarse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

1. this, these 2. here

(Spanish) 1. este, esta (no tan cerca); estos, estas 2. aquí

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

wash

(Spanish) lavar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

come to be with

1. come with 2. bring

(Spanish) 1. venir con 2. traer

show

(Spanish) enseñar

hitchhike, thumb a ride

restaurant

(Spanish) restaurante

work, does work

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

know, get to know

(Spanish) reconocer, conocer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

luck

(Spanish) suerte

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

citizen

(Spanish) ciudadano

two or three, a few

(Spanish) pocos

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

wow

I wish

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university, college

(Spanish) universidad

compadre

(Spanish) compadre

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

of

(Spanish) de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Yagul (an archaeological site near Tlacolula)

all

(Spanish) todo

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

nice, good, fancy (used after a noun)

(Spanish) bien, con cuidado; confortablemente

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

day

(Spanish) día

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

(adds emphasis at the end of a thought)

Example: cwana yu zhi bal zicy rniyu zhi zicy gac

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

child (of someone)

(Spanish) hijo, hija

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

just

(Spanish) sólo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

many

(Spanish) mucho

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez