San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ayudan[ayuda’aann]

helper

(Spanish) ayudante

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ba[baa’ah]

earlier today

(Spanish) hoy mas temprano

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

bca[bca’ah]

bca

grackle

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bdo[bdòo’]

baby

(Spanish) bebé

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bdua[bdùùa’]

banana

(Spanish) banana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

becw[bèe’cw]

becw

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

Becwëng.[bèe’cwëng]

It’s a dog.

(Spanish) es un perro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

blias[blìàa’s]

ditch

(Spanish) zanja

bo[bòo]

charcoal

(Spanish) carbón vegetal

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

btsë[btsëh]

organ pipe cactus fruit

(Spanish) tuna de cactus órgano

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

budy[bu’uhuhdy]

budy

chicken

(Spanish) pollo, gallina, gallo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

buny[bùunny]

person

(Spanish) persona

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzeiny[bzèiny]

bzeiny

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bzeiny[bzèiny]

bzeiny

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cachuch[cachu’ch]

baseball cap

(Spanish) cachucha

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

chat[cha’t]

kiss

(Spanish) beso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

chinzh[chi’iinnzh]

bedbug

(Spanish) chinche

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cub[cu’uhb]

1. masa 2. tejate (a drink)

(Spanish) 1. masa 2. tejate (bebida)

cudy[cuùu’dy]

thigh

(Spanish) muslo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

dany[dàany]

mountain

(Spanish) montaña, cerro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

de[deheh]

dust, powder

(Spanish) polvo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Dizhsa[Dìi’zhsah]

Zapotec Language

(Spanish) zapoteco

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

dual[du’ahll]

sin; fault

(Spanish) pecado; culpa

Dyau[[Dyàu’]]

Santiago

(Spanish) Santiago

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

e[èee]

(used at the end of a question that can be answered with ’yes’ or ’no’)

(Spanish) ¿sí?, ¿mande?, ¿qué?; ¡presente! (respuesta usada cuando el nombre de uno es llamado)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

fasily[fá’sihlly]

easy

(Spanish) fácil

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gai[gài’]

gai

five

(Spanish) cinco

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

galguizh[gahllgui’ihihzh]

sickness

(Spanish) enfermedad

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

garzi[garzììi’]

guts

(Spanish) tripa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

golpy[go’oollpy]

blow, hit

(Spanish) golpe

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gub[gùùu’b]

broom

(Spanish) escoba

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

guecy[[gue’ehcy]]

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

gueu[guèu’]

river

(Spanish) río, arroyo; cauce de un río

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gyizh[gyi’izh]

city person

(Spanish) persona urbana, persona de la ciudad

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Ingles[Ingle’s]

English Language

(Spanish) ingles

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

jiquëm[jí’quëmm]

jicama

(Spanish) jícama

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

la[lah]

name; is named

(Spanish) nombre; se llama

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

lo[lohoh]

face

(Spanish) cara

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Loby[lo’oby]

Lopez

(Spanish) Lopez

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

lorëng[lohrëng]

their faces

(Spanish) sus caras

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

mansan[mannsaan]

mansan

apple

(Spanish) manzana

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Mizh[miìi’zh]

Mixe

(Spanish) Mixe

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

mna[mnnààa’]

woman

(Spanish) mujer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

mniny[mnìi’iny]

mniny

child

(Spanish) niño, niña

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

muly[mùuully]

money

(Spanish) dinero

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

muzh[mmuuzh]

blonde

(Spanish) rubio

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nan[nnàaan]

1. mother; 2. grandmother

(Spanish) 1. madre, mamá; 2. abuela

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nazhy[na’ahzhy]

wet

(Spanish) mojado

nduax[[ndùa’x]]

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

ndyo[ndyo’oh]

fat

(Spanish) gordo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nilo[niloh]

jealous

(Spanish) celoso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nlag[nllaag]

wide

(Spanish) ancho

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nyis[nnyi’ihs]

water

(Spanish) agua

Example: Bchaa nyis detsyu liaz xtada, guzhia yugop, mnalaza naca bichi rzhunya canliazëb beinyi. Xi rnalazu riu liaz xauzanu? see more on Twitter

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nzhung[nzh:uhnng]

hard, firm, rough (of a surface); strong, forceful (of a man); stale (of bread)

(Spanish) duro, firme, áspero (dícese de una superficie); fuerte (dícese de un hombre); duro (dícese de pan)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Pepsy[pe’epsy]

Pepsi

(Spanish) Pepsi

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

pwen[pwe’eenn]

bridge

(Spanish) puente

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ra[ra]

(marks plural nouns)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ra wi[ra wii]

guavas

(Spanish) guayabas

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

raisy[ra’ihsy]

sleep

(Spanish) dormir

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rau[ra’uh]

1. eat 2. eat (something)

(Spanish) 1. comer 2. comer (algo)

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

rbez[rbèez]

1. wait for 2. stop it (stop doing something), stop going 3. sit (formal) 4. live (in a place; formal) 5. is at home (formal)

(Spanish) 1. esperar 2. parar (de hacer algo) 3. sentarse (en un lugar) 4. vivir (en un lugar) 5. estar en casa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcaz[rcàa’z]

want

(Spanish) querer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rchyezhy[rchyèeezhy]

sneeze

(Spanish) estornudar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rdets[rde’ts]

be inside out

(Spanish) estar al revés

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rdub[rdùu’b]

sweep

(Spanish) barrer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rguad[rgùad]

1. sting (someone) 2. poke (something) at (someone)

(Spanish) pica a alguien

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rguiny[rguìiny]

hit

(Spanish) golpear

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ricy[ri’cy]

1. there 2. it (referring to a place)

(Spanish) 1. allá 2. ese lugar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ried[rìe’d]

come

(Spanish) venir

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

Rnany[rna’anny]

Hernandez

(Spanish) Hernandez

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rsa[rsahah]

drive

(Spanish) maneja

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rtaz[rtàa’az]

hit, beat up

(Spanish) golpear, se suena (a alguien), pegarle a (alguien)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ruan[rùàa’n]

cry

(Spanish) llorar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ryeizy[ryèi’zy]

digest

(Spanish) digerirse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rzhiel[rzhìel]

find

(Spanish) encontrar, hallar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rzu[rzuhuh]

fly

(Spanish) vuela

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

teiby[te’ihby]

one; a, an

(Spanish) uno

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

teiby[te’ihby]

teiby

one

(Spanish) uno

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

tu[tu]

who, whose

(Spanish) quién, de quién

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Tu lo?[tu lohoh]

Whose face?

(Spanish) ¿Cuyo rosto?

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

tyop[tyo’p]

tyop

two

(Spanish) dos

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

tyopën[tyo’pëhnn]

we two, two of us

(Spanish) los dos, dos de nosotros

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

xquiny[x:quiiny]

corner

(Spanish) esquina

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ya[yaàa’]

up

(Spanish) arriba

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ydo[ydòòo’]

ydo

church

(Spanish) iglesia

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

yu[yuhuh]

land, soil, ground

(Spanish) suelo, tierra

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

yulai[yu’làài’]

municipio (town hall)

(Spanish) municipio, ayuntamiento

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

za[zah]

grease

(Spanish) grasa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ze[ze’eh]

corn on the cob

(Spanish) elote

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zeiny[zèèi’ny]

1. work, job 2. cargo

(Spanish) trabajo, empleo,

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zhi[zhi’ih]

nose

(Spanish) nariz

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zhomrel[zh:ommreel]

hat

(Spanish) sombrero

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zhub[zh:u’ub]

dried corn kernel

(Spanish) diente seco del maíz

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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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.

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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

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