Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bangw ribiby gixt

(Spanish) Banca para hilar

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

a gudxinin

it’s late

(Spanish) es tarde

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

a guyenten

have accumulated a lot

(Spanish) se ha acumulado mucho

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

A na _____.

It is _____ o’clock.

(Spanish) Ya son _____. (Nota: para dar la hora.)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

A nanna.

I already know.

(Spanish) Ya sé.

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

A zizau kon dunun

Are you coming with us?

(Spanish) ¿Vienes con nosotros?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ba ba

regularly

(Spanish) a cada rato

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

bednatu dunun

you came to see us

(Spanish) ustedes vinieron a vernos/visitarnos

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

bixhixhy

bixhixhy

(Spanish) tigrillo

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

dixgix

problem

(Spanish) problema

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruíz

dunun

we

(Spanish) nosotros

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dunun asak

see if...ever again

(Spanish) ¡a ver si...alguna otra vez!

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

dxidxi

slowly

(Spanish) despacio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dxidxi tu'

let's go slowly

(Spanish) vamos despacio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gabi' gabanian

be resurrected

(Spanish) revivir (tercera persona)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

gad gadi

(Spanish) immaduro, verde

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

gadladi

it is not the case that

(Spanish) no es cierto que

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gadladi tuyga raken

you can't do it all at once, it can't be done all at once

(Spanish) no se hace en un solo paso, no es que se haga a la primera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gatygaty

constantly

(Spanish) a cada rato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gatygaty rigixhlawan

constantly checking in

(Spanish) a cada rato se asoma

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gaxga

near, close to

(Spanish) cerca de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gipga gipga

quickly quickly

(Spanish) rápido rápido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

guk guk

once in a while

(Spanish) de vez en cuando

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Gulekydan na le'n dixgix.

They brought me up in the gossip.

(Spanish) Me metieron en el chisme.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kabebe duu

(Spanish) elegir los hilos que vas a tejer

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

ketxitxu

there’s nothing, there isn’t anything

(Spanish) no hay nada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety nanadia

I don’t know

(Spanish) No sé

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kuawr xhixhy

kuawr xhixhy

(Spanish) pecho pinto

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

lala lala

appropriate

(Spanish) apropiado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lele'

patio

(Spanish) patio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

let let

the space between two places; here and there

(Spanish) el espacio entre dos lugares; por aquí y por allá

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nana’

know (information or facts)

(Spanish) saber

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nana’

know (information or facts)

(Spanish) saber

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

nanaa

know (information or facts)

(Spanish) saber

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

nanaam

it knows (animal)

(Spanish) sabe (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rabab

itchy

(Spanish) dar comezón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rara gèè'l

dawn

(Spanish) amanace

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

raragèl

sunrise

(Spanish) amanecer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

reen txitxy

nurses, breastfeeds (of a baby)

(Spanish) mama (dicese de un bebé)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribebe'

draw

(Spanish) dibujar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribebeen le'n kyen

he/she imagines

(Spanish) él/ella se imagina

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rideden le'n

come to

(Spanish) entrar en (un objeto que entra o pasa a otro)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

ridiediu

you leave, you unstick

(Spanish) sales

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

rizubiub

has a pain in

(Spanish) tiene un dolor en

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ru'un banan

sobs

(Spanish) solloza

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

rutxetxy

to shout

(Spanish) gritar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Ruu xhummiag na naguz.

The edge of the basket is soft.

(Spanish) La orilla de la canasta es suave.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

txininte'

a teensy bit

(Spanish) poquitito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

txinzin

fewer (for countable objects)

(Spanish) menos (como cosas que se pueden contar)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

Xa yu yubyu?

How are you? (formal)

(Spanish) ¿Cómo está?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xhaxhiee

xhaxhiee

back of the neck, nape of the neck

(Spanish) mi nuca

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xhixhite’

daily

(Spanish) diario

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xhixhite'

every day

(Spanish) a diario, cada día

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

xmama

xmama

my grandmother

(Spanish) mi abuela

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

xtiziniubteè' yiubiu

thank you very much (formal)

(Spanish) muchas gracias (ud.)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xtiziubiu

thank you (formal)

(Spanish) gracias (ud.)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yubyu

you (formal)

(Spanish) usted

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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