Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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A gul beu.

The moon is waxing.

(Spanish) Está creciendo la luna.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

a nu ni da

c’mon (more insistent)

(Spanish) ándale, hombre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

a zeky

response to new information

(Spanish) a poco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

badau bes

badau bes

newborn

(Spanish) recien nacido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bain

made

(Spanish) hacer (pasado)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

baka'a

baka'a

great-tailed grackle

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bazub

apply

(Spanish) aplicar, poner

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

be'u

be'u

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

begw

shuttle

(Spanish) lanzadera

Speaker: Federico Chávez Sosa

bidun

whirlwind

(Spanish) remolino

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

bidzï

bidzï

tuna (type of cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tuna

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bied

dry (of e.g. wood)

(Spanish) seco (p. ej. de palo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bikay

to cloud

(Spanish) nublarse

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bikuty

bikuty

larva

(Spanish) larva

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

bitiun

(Spanish) pitiona

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bitxa'n

bitxa'n

white worms

(Spanish) gusanos blancos

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

biu's

1. guest (with a culturally defined obligation); 2. guest of the groom (at a wedding); 3. party

(Spanish) 1. invitado (para ayudar), "gasto"; 2. invitado por parte del novio (en una boda); 3. fiesta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biubg

biubg

leaf-cutter ant

(Spanish) hormiga arriera

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

bizu'dy

long skirt

(Spanish) enagua

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Bizunia.

I arrived.

(Spanish) Llegué.

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

compit

parade that announces the festivity of the town

(Spanish) convite

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

duu

duu

yarn, thread

(Spanish) hilo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dxgixh

the shells (fruit)

(Spanish) las cascaras (una fruta)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gal gu'n

alms (collected for festivals)

(Spanish) limosna (coleccionada por festivales)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gal rezia'klaaz

gal rezia'klaaz

gifts given during engagement from the groom (and his family) to the bride (and her family)

(Spanish) contentamiento

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gal ridau

the state of being sold

(Spanish) el estado de venderse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gal ruintxey lady

weave

(Spanish) tejer, acción de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

geez

cigarette

(Spanish) cigarro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

getxguxhy

getxguxhy

needle

(Spanish) aguja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

getxguxy

getxguxy

needle

(Spanish) aguja

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

gi'in

gi'in

chile

(Spanish) chile

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gie bguu

Mexican marigold

(Spanish) cempasúchil

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

gie masnily

(type of flower)

(Spanish) (tipo de flor)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

gip

quickly

(Spanish) rápido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gixh

fodder

(Spanish) zacate

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

gudie

I dyed

(Spanish) teñí

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

guk

when

(Spanish) cuándo

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

guluxhy

finishes

(Spanish) termina; fin

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

guna

guna

(Spanish) señora

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

guratx

guratx

sandal

(Spanish) huarache

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gutip

gutip

wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

guxady

guxady

grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulín

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

guyuxhte

too old

(Spanish) muy viejo

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

guzum

it wore

(Spanish) se puso (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

juny

June

(Spanish) junio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kal

suddenly

(Spanish) de repente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kalcetin

sock

(Spanish) calcetín

ketru

not anymore

(Spanish) ya no

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kier maluxhy

tousled, unkempt

(Spanish) mechudo/a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kwent

story

(Spanish) cuento

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lady

cloth, clothes

(Spanish) ropa

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

laya'

laya'

my tooth

(Spanish) mi diente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

le'n

inside (lit. stomach)

(Spanish) dentro (estómago)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

letr

letter

(Spanish) letra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

leznia

in the hands of

(Spanish) en manos de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luxhy yaludxy

luxhy yaludxy

dodder (a type of liana that dyes)

(Spanish) bejuco, zacatlaxcalli

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nada

delicate

(Spanish) delicado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nazak

fortunate; luckly; blessed; fair; just

(Spanish) afortunado; dichoso; justo

Speaker: Cristina Ruiz

pa tugul

pa tugul

pan de muerto

(Spanish) pan de muerto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rabab

itchy

(Spanish) dar comezón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

raduy

finish (something, not liquid)

(Spanish) se acaba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

radxag

get tired

(Spanish) cansarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rak

be; can

(Spanish) ser, estar; poder

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

razak

to go through (a situation)

(Spanish) padecer (una situación)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

re

here

(Spanish) aquí

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rexhula'za xkal nau

I like you the way you are

(Spanish) me gusta como eres

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribebeen le'n kyen

he draws in his head

(Spanish) dibuja en su cabeza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridiediu

you leave, you unstick

(Spanish) sales

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

ridux

ridux

bark

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rigats

gets burried, gets hidden

(Spanish) se entierra, se esconde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigixhe'e

tell

(Spanish) contar, narrar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rikaza’

I want; I love

(Spanish) quiero

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

riniby

move

(Spanish) mover

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rioan dixu'u

lie

(Spanish) mentir

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

ruded gerr

bother, cause trouble for

(Spanish) molestar, dar problemas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin nadxab

go bad (of food) ; fall apart

(Spanish) descomponer ; echar a perder

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

runidx

gives (something) away

(Spanish) regala, da

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruyan

feeds

(Spanish) le da de comer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

septiembr

September

(Spanish) septiembre

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sienteru xi yu

more; still

(Spanish) más, todavía

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

sre

like this

(Spanish) así

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

tagun

1. hurriedly; 2. fast

(Spanish) 1. de prisa; 2. rápido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tas kudily

cup

(Spanish) taza

Speaker: Guadalupe Mendoza Martínez

te bekw naam

it’s a dog

(Spanish) es un perro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tu

who, how

(Spanish) quién, cómo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

txaa

pot for making tejate and atole

(Spanish) apasle

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

txekyte

way back then

(Spanish) muy antes

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

xbitxa

sweetie

(Spanish) mi cariño

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xhi'ly

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

xhilium

the wing of

(Spanish) el ala de

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

xhumbrel

xhumbrel

hat

(Spanish) sombrero

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

xibaan

xibaan

chicken’s tail

(Spanish) cola de un pollo

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

Xigie

Xigie

Teotitlán del Valle

(Spanish) Teotitlán del Valle

Example: de xman re na lani Xigie y seguro entiendes de emoción, you know. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xket xhig

xket xhig

wasp nest

(Spanish) panal de avispa

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

xnez gèè'l

constellation

(Spanish) constelación

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xtiubilya'

xtiubilya'

my elbow

(Spanish) mi codo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ya'n

ya'n

corn cob

(Spanish) olote

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

yagxtily

(Spanish) castillo pirotécnico

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

yulai

municipal building

(Spanish) palacio municipal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Yuy lan

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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Dictionary production supervised by Brook Danielle Lillehaugen and Janet Chávez Santiago, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. (2013-2017).
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