San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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a guc[a guhc]

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

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

a guc tsë iaz

it has been ten years

(Spanish) han pasado diez años

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

a gucgan[a guhcgaan]

finally

(Spanish) por fin, finalmente

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bets[behts]

brother (of a male)

(Spanish) hermano (de un hombre)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

beu[be’èu]

month, moon

(Spanish) mes, luna

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

cali[cali]

where

(Spanish) dónde

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

chiel[chìel]

spouse

(Spanish) esposo, esposa

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

lo nya[loh nyààa’]

lo nya

field

(Spanish) campo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

meser[meseer]

waiter

(Spanish) mesero

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

par[pahr]

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

pistoly[pisto’lly]

gun

(Spanish) pistola

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ra ni[ra nih]

those who, the ones who

(Spanish) los que, las que

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rac[rahc]

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

racbe[rahcbèe’]

1. understand, know, know about 2. learn

(Spanish) 1. saber 2. aprender

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rata[ra’ta’]

1. everything 2. all, every

(Spanish) todo, cada

Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

rbelaz[rbèe’lààa’z]

abandon, leave behind, leave, quit

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rcwatslo lo[rcwàa’tsloh loh]

hide from (someone)

(Spanish) esconderse de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rdica [rdi’cah]

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

(Spanish) aparecer, venir, presentarse

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

re[rèe’]

1. this, these 2. here

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

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rguiby[rguìi’by]

wash

(Spanish) lavar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

riedchune[rìe’dchu’uhnèe]

come to be with

(Spanish) biene a estar con

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

riedne, ridne[rì’ednèe, ri’dnèe]

1. come with 2. bring

(Spanish) 1. venir con 2. traer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rliu[rllìu’]

show

(Spanish) enseñar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rnab teiby abenton[rnààa’b te’ihby abentoon]

hitchhike, thumb a ride

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

rrestauran[rrestaura’ann]

restaurant

(Spanish) restaurante

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

runy zeiny[ruhny zèèi’ny]

work, does work

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

runybe[runybèe’]

know, get to know

(Spanish) reconocer, conocer

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

swert[swe’rt]

luck

(Spanish) suerte

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

syudadan[syudada’nn]

citizen

(Spanish) ciudadano

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

tyop chon[tyo’p chòonn]

two or three, a few

(Spanish) pocos

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

uaszuatsa[ua’szuatza’]

wow

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

ucdi naa[u’cdi’ nàa’]

I wish

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

unibersida[unibersidaa]

university, college

(Spanish) universidad

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

xtadambaly[x:ta’adambaaly]

compadre

(Spanish) compadre

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

xte[x:tèe’]

of

(Spanish) de

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

Yagul[Yagu’ll]

Yagul (an archaeological site near Tlacolula)

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

yrata, rata[yro’pta]

all

(Spanish) todo

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

zac[za’c]

nice, good, fancy (used after a noun)

(Spanish) bien, con cuidado; confortablemente

Speaker: Felipe H Lopez

zhi[zh:ih]

day

(Spanish) día

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zhi[zhi’]

(adds emphasis at the end of a thought)

Example: cwana yu zhi bal zicy rniyu zhi zicy gac

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zhiny[zhìi’iny]

child (of someone)

(Spanish) hijo, hija

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zicyizy[zi’cyihzy, zi’cydihzy]

just

(Spanish) sólo

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zyeiny[zyèiny]

many

(Spanish) mucho

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
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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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