Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

yes, that’s right

(Spanish) sí (así es)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

be empty (of liquid or gas)

(Spanish) estar vacío (de un líquido o gas)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Can you say it again?

(Spanish) ¿Puedes decirlo otra vez?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

this afternoon/evening (previously)

(Spanish) esta tarde (anteriormente)

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

until

(Spanish) hasta

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

dream

(Spanish) ensueño, sueño, lo que se sueña

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

altar (in a church)

(Spanish) altar (en una iglesia)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

your (informal) eye

(Spanish) tu ojo

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

my eye

(Spanish) mi ojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

shuttle

(Spanish) lanzadera

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

short, thick candle with a paper covering

(Spanish) veladora baja y gruesa con una cobertura de papel

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

honest person

(Spanish) persona honesta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

moon, month

(Spanish) luna, mes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

month of the festival

(Spanish) mes del festival

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

air

(Spanish) aire

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

be wrinkled

(Spanish) estár arrugado

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

we drank

(Spanish) bebimos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

cherry

(Spanish) cereza

Speaker: Camelia Lazo Chávez

type of blue bird

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro azul

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

white worms

(Spanish) gusanos blancos

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

type of worm that grows in manure

(Spanish) especie de gusano que crece en el estiércol

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

green peas

(Spanish) chícharos verdes

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

orphan

(Spanish) huérfano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

representatives of the Danza de la Pluma

(Spanish) representantes de la Danza de la Pluma

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

dress

(Spanish) vestido

Speaker: Guadalupe Mendoza Martinez

even

(Spanish) parejo

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

lamb’s wool yarn

(Spanish) hilo de borrego

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

day

(Spanish) día

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bobbin

(Spanish) canillo

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

we’re going to say hello

(Spanish) vamos a saludar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

half moon (La Danza step)

(Spanish) media luna (paso de La Danza)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

we’ll see each other

(Spanish) nos vemos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my eyelash

(Spanish) mi pestaña

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

fodder

(Spanish) zacate

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

land, world, planet, earth

(Spanish) tierra, mundo, planet

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sun

(Spanish) sol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

well also

(Spanish) bien también

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

when

(Spanish) cuándo

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

sandal

(Spanish) huarache

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

powder, dust

(Spanish) polvo de tierra, polvo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

went

(Spanish) fue

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Macuilxochitl (the name of a town)

(Spanish) Macuilxochitl (el nombre de un pueblo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nine days

(Spanish) nueve días

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

a type of ceremonial parade

(Spanish) calenda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dawn

(Spanish) amanecer

Speaker: Cristina Ruiz

(Spanish) pasar el hilo entre la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

has no (non liquid object) in it

(Spanish) no tiene (obj. que no es líquido)

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

I won’t have enough meat.

(Spanish) No voy a alcanzar mi carne.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

will not, will fail to

(Spanish) no (hará algo)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

bucket

(Spanish) cubeta

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

where

(Spanish) donde

Example: Ra kud reu gunii xtidxu!! see more on Twitter

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

acolyte

(Spanish) acólito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

plant

(Spanish) planta

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

field

(Spanish) campo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

guts

(Spanish) tripas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Oaxaca

(Spanish) Oaxaca

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

adverb now

(Spanish) ahora

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

adverb now

(Spanish) ahora

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun the day before yesterday

(Spanish) ante ayer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun hurricane, storm

(Spanish) huracán, tormenta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb sleep

(Spanish) dormir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb go

(Spanish) ir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

afternoon (3 p.m. until dark)

(Spanish) la tarde (3 p.m. until oscureser)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gets incompletely cooked; gets cooked rare (of meat)

(Spanish) se cocina imcompletamente; se cocina medio crudo (carne)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

scold

(Spanish) regañar, reprender

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pulls on (a child’s) ears (discipline him)

(Spanish) jala las orejas de (un niño) (para disciplinarlo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

hairstyle with two braids

(Spanish) se peina de dos trenzas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

he/she interrupts (what someone is saying)

(Spanish) él/ella interrumpe (lo que alguien está diciendo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

verb milk (a cow)

(Spanish) ordeñar (una vaca)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

stir

(Spanish) batir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sell

(Spanish) vender

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

At the edge of the basket there is a cloth.

(Spanish) En la orilla de la canasta está la servilleta.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dance of the feather

(Spanish) Danza de la Pluma

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dance of the Danzantes on the first day of the fiesta

(Spanish) baile de los danzantes el primer día de la fiesta

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

transplant

(Spanish) plantar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

1. good; 2. pretty

(Spanish) 1. bien; 2. bonito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) antes, entonces

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

fewer (for countable objects)

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

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

How is your mother?

(Spanish) ¿Cómo está tu madre?

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Excuse me?

(Spanish) ¿Mande?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

phrase in the morning

(Spanish) en la mañana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

offspring, child

(Spanish) hijo, hija

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun anger

(Spanish) enojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

what a shame

(Spanish) que lástima

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

my nose

(Spanish) mi nariz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

your cat

(Spanish) tu gato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

weather

(Spanish) el tiempo, la clima

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tie-down (La Danza step)

(Spanish) amarrador (paso de La Danza)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

phrase thank you very much (formal)

(Spanish) muchas gracias (ud.)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

tree; wood; firewood

(Spanish) árbol; madera; leña

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

incense

(Spanish) copal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

you (formal)

(Spanish) usted

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

honey

(Spanish) miel

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles