San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bchily[bchiilly]

bchily

knife

(Spanish) cuchillo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bel[beèe’l]

meat

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

blal[blàaal]

blal, pre-Columbian earthenware figure

(Spanish) blal, figura precolombina de barro

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bruiny[brùu’iny]

prickly pear cactus fruit

(Spanish) xoconostle

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

btyux[btyùu’ux]

tomato

(Spanish) tomate

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzya[bzyààa’]

bzya

beans

(Spanish) frijoles

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cald[ca’lld]

soup

(Spanish) caldo, sopa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cwet[cwe’t]

firecracker

(Spanish) cohete, petardo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

durazn[dura’azn]

peach

(Spanish) durazno

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

gyex[gye’ehx]

avocado

(Spanish) aguacate

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

limony[limoony]

lemon; lime

(Spanish) limón

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcha[rcha’ah]

warm

(Spanish) calentar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rchaa[rcha’-a’]

I warm

(Spanish) yo caliento

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rchai[rcha’-ih]

he warms

(Spanish) él calienta

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rchoo[rcho’-òo’]

you warm

(Spanish) tú calientas

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rchu yu[rchùu yu’uh]

move, change residence

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rculo[rculoh]

take care of

(Spanish) cuidar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcwa[rcwààa’ah]

1. write 2. throw 3. make (tortillas)

(Spanish) 1. escribir 2. aventar, echar, tirar 3. hacer (una tortilla)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcwa bany[rcwààa’ah ba’nny]

take a bath, take a shower

(Spanish) bañarse

rcwa bolad[rcwààa’ah bolaad]

flip a coin

(Spanish) echar un volado

rcwa colory[rcwààa’ah coloory]

paint

(Spanish) pintar, teñir

rcwa cwen[rcwààa’ah cwe’enn]

tell a story

(Spanish) contar un cuento

rcwa gyieb[rcwààa’ah gyììe’b]

ring a bell, shoot a gun

(Spanish) tocar una campana; disparar un arma

rcwa punyeity[rcwààa’ah punyei’ty]

punch

(Spanish) darle un puñetazo a

rcyi[rcyi’ih]

cook on an open fire, grill, roast (something)

(Spanish) cocinar, asar (en el horno o en las brasas), tuestar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcyia[rcyi’-a’]

I cook

(Spanish) yo aso

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcyii[rcyi’-ih]

he cooks

(Spanish) él asa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcyiu[rcyi’-iùu’]

you cook

(Spanish) tú asas

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rda[rdaa’ah]

break (a round or compact object)

(Spanish) quebrar (un obj. redondo, como un plato)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rgue[rguèe]

cuss

(Spanish) decir malas palabras, usar obscenidades

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rgue[rgueh]

carry, haul (something heavy or more than one item)

(Spanish) cargar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rguich[rguìi’ch]

break (a long object), break off (a twig or stem of flowers, for instance)

(Spanish) quebrar (un obj. largo), desgajar (una ramita o un tallo de flores, por ejemplo)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rinylo[rinyloh]

see

(Spanish) ver

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

risti[rihstìi]

get up (out of bed)

(Spanish) levantarse (después de dormir)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rto[rtòo’oh]

sell

(Spanish) vender

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rtyu[rtyu’uh]

pick (fruit)

(Spanish) recoger, cosechar (fruta)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rza[rzah]

walk

(Spanish) caminar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rzu[rzuh]

1. stand, stand up (something) (in a location) 2. stand (in a location)

(Spanish) estar parado, parar (algo) (en lugar)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rzuca[rzucàa]

1. take, take away 2. take off (clothing)

(Spanish) remover (algo) de, le quita (algo) de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

trus[tru’s]

mens underpants

(Spanish) calzoncillos, trusas

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

wzhyar[wzhyaar]

spoon

(Spanish) cuchara

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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