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Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec talking dictionary

Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

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Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

The Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2091 entries, with 1814 audio files and 647 images.
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a na rika txonn [+]

   it’s three o’clock

( Spanish ) son las tres

Semantic domains:

  • time
alberg [+]

   peas

( Spanish ) chícharos

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
angely [+]

   little angel, cherub

( Spanish ) angelito, querubín

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

Semantic domains:

  • religion
ba’a [+]

   seed

( Spanish ) semilla

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • plant
ba’in [+]

   crocodile

( Spanish ) cocodrilo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
baar pat niih?? [+]

   lower leg

( Spanish ) parte inferior de la pierna

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • body part
badau [+]

   baby

( Spanish ) bebé, nene, nena

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • person
  • CC III-5
badau bes [+]

   newborn

( Spanish ) recien nacido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • person
badund [+]

   hummingbird

( Spanish ) colibrí

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • bird
bag [+]

noun    cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bag [+]

   cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bagegw [+]

   mosquito

( Spanish ) mosquito, zancudo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
baguihtx ?? [+]

   fly that bothers donkeys

( Spanish ) mosca que molestas los burros

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
baka’a [+]

   rook

( Spanish ) zanate

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
baka’a [+]

( Spanish ) tipo de pájaro

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
baka’a [+]

noun    magpie

( Spanish ) zanate

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
baketx gie [+]

( Spanish ) cenzontle

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
baketx giee [+]

   mockingbird

( Spanish ) sensontle, cenzontle

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
baketx rurauu [+]

   mockingbird with a long beak

( Spanish ) sensontle/cenzontle de pico largo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bakuél [+]

   corn husk

( Spanish ) totomoztle, hoja que envuelve la mazorca

Speaker: Edison Hipólito

bakuinia’ [+]

noun    my finger

( Spanish ) mi dedo de mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • body part
bakuinie’ [+]

possessed noun    my toe

( Spanish ) mi dedo de pie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • body part
balaj [+]

noun    leaf

( Spanish ) hoja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • plant
balaj yex [+]

noun    avocado leaf

( Spanish ) hoja de aguacate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
balau [+]

   crow

( Spanish ) cuervo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
balaw [+]

possessed noun    your (informal) eye

( Spanish ) tu ojo

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

Semantic domains:

  • body part
balawa [+]

possessed noun    my eye

( Spanish ) mi ojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • body part
balay [+]

   sparrow hawk

( Spanish ) gavilán

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bald [+]

noun    bucket

( Spanish ) cubeta

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

balè’ gin [+]

   ripe nanche (type of fruit)

( Spanish ) nanche maduro

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
balee [+]

noun    nanche (type of fruit)

( Spanish ) nanche

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
balo [+]

   eye

( Spanish ) ojo

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • body part
balub [+]

   sweep

( Spanish ) barre

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

baly [+]

noun    star

( Spanish ) estrella

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • sky
balzoon ?? [+]

   strap used to attach the tongue of a cart or plow to a yoke of an oxen

( Spanish ) barzoón , correa utilizada para atar el timoón de una carreta o un arado al yugo de buyes

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
barga’ ?? [+]

noun    type of medium-sized grasshopper

( Spanish ) especia de saltamontes de tamaño mediano

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
barxyek ?? [+]

noun    mountain turkey

( Spanish ) guajolote montés

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
batep [+]

noun    chayote (type of edible squash)

( Spanish ) chayote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
batep [+]

noun    chayote (type of edible squash)

( Spanish ) chayote

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
batep [+]

   chayote (type of edible squash)

( Spanish ) chayote

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
baxhat [+]

   toad

( Spanish ) sapo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
baxon [+]

   braid

( Spanish ) trenza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bay [+]

noun    shawl

( Spanish ) rebozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • clothing
bazaa [+]

   wild blackberry

( Spanish ) zarzamora

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bazïz [+]

   squirrel

( Spanish ) ardilla

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bazuz [+]

noun    squirrel

( Spanish ) ardilla

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bdih gyahg?? [+]

   type of black ant

( Spanish ) especie de hormiga negra

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bdih xgaa?? [+]

   winged ant

( Spanish ) hormiga con alas

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bduuzh?? [+]

   type of grasshopper

( Spanish ) especie de saltamontes

Semantic domains:

  • animal
be [+]

noun    mushroom

( Spanish ) champiñón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • CC I-1
  • food
be’ lis [+]

noun    armadillo

( Spanish ) armadillo

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
be’l kutx [+]

   pork

( Spanish ) carne de puerco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • food
be’l naga’a [+]

adjective    raw meat

( Spanish ) carne cruda

Speaker: Camelia Lazo Chávez

Semantic domains:

  • food
be’u [+]

   flea

( Spanish ) pulga

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
be’u [+]

( Spanish ) pulga

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bed [+]

   roadrunner

( Spanish ) correcaminos

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedgai [+]

noun    rooster

( Spanish ) gallo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
beding [+]

   chick

( Spanish ) pollito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedry beky [+]

   hen of the age to produce eggs

( Spanish ) gallina que está en la etapa de producir huevos

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedund [+]

noun    hummingbird

( Spanish ) colibrí

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy [+]

noun    chicken

( Spanish ) pollo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-10
  • animal
  • bird
bedy [+]

   chicken

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-10
  • animal
  • bird
bedy [+]

   chicken, hen

( Spanish ) pollo, gallina

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC I-10
bedy dain [+]

   wild chicken

( Spanish ) pollo del monte

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy gay [+]

   rooster

( Spanish ) gallo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy gidy [+]

noun    hen, chicken

( Spanish ) gallina

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-3
  • animal
  • bird
bedy lats [+]

   wild chicken

( Spanish ) pollo de campo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy lats [+]

   quail

( Spanish ) cordoniz

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bedy ngul dain [+]

   mountain turkey

( Spanish ) guajolote montés

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy xhig [+]

   roadrunner

( Spanish ) correcamino

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy xhig [+]

   chachalaca

( Spanish ) chachalaca

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedygul [+]

   turkey

( Spanish ) guajolote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-10
  • animal
  • bird
bedyguladx [+]

   female turkey

( Spanish ) guajolota

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bee [+]

noun    ring

( Spanish ) anillo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

beecwmeeu?? [+]

   dirty colored dog

( Spanish ) perro de color sucio

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
beeewgyuub?? [+]

   rabid dog, mad dog

( Spanish ) perro rabioso

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Semantic domains:

  • animal
beegu [+]

( Spanish ) la lanzadera

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

Semantic domains:

  • weaving
beegw [+]

   comb

( Spanish ) peine

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

bees [+]

noun    frog

( Spanish ) rana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-2
  • animal
beg nis [+]

   turtle

( Spanish ) tortuga

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

Semantic domains:

  • animal
begw lai [+]

noun    riddle (a big comb for weaving)

( Spanish ) peine de telar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • weaving
begwrii [+]

   cicada

( Spanish ) cigarra

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bejw na’dy [+]

   snail

( Spanish ) caracol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bejw nis [+]

   turtle

( Spanish ) tortuga

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bejw nis [+]

   turtle

( Spanish ) tortuga

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bekw [+]

noun    dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-3
  • animal
bekw [+]

noun    dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC I-3
bekwla [+]

( Spanish ) perro que no se sacia (come gallinas, etc. )

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bel [+]

noun    meat

( Spanish ) carne

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-1
  • CC V-1
  • food
bel dxar [+]

   silk worm

( Spanish ) gusano de seda

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bell [+]

noun    snake

( Spanish ) culebra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bell [+]

noun    fish

( Spanish ) pescado; pez

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • CC I-1
  • CC I-10
  • CC II-1
  • animal
  • food
bell [+]

noun    snake

( Spanish ) culebra

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bell [+]

   snake

( Spanish ) serpiente

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bell gi [+]

   glowworm

( Spanish ) gusano de luz

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bell yag [+]

   tree snake

( Spanish ) serpiente de árboles

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bell ze’ [+]

noun   

( Spanish ) cienpies

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

Semantic domains:

  • animal
bellaa [+]

possessed noun    my sister (for a woman)

( Spanish ) mi hermana (para una mujer)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Semantic domains:

  • kinship
ben dain [+]

( Spanish ) serrana

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

Semantic domains:

  • person
ben gul dao [+]

   grandfather?

( Spanish ) abuelito

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

Semantic domains:

  • kinship
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All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2017).
Dictionary production supervised by Brook Danielle Lillehaugen and Janet Chávez Santiago, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. (2013-2017).
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).

Most of the black and white line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.

All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2017. Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle and Janet Chávez Santiago, with Kathryn Goldberg, Tess A. Harty, Nick Kalivoda, Sam Katz, Teresa Martínez Chavez, Javier A. Pina, May Helena Plumb, Diamond C. J. Ray, Cornelio Santos, & Jamie A. Thomas. Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 1.2. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan

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All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2017).
Dictionary production supervised by Brook Danielle Lillehaugen and Janet Chávez Santiago, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. (2013-2017).
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).

Most of the black and white line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.

All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite: 2017. Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle and Janet Chávez Santiago, with Kathryn Goldberg, Tess A. Harty, Nick Kalivoda, Sam Katz, Teresa Martínez Chavez, Javier A. Pina, May Helena Plumb, Diamond C. J. Ray, Cornelio Santos, & Jamie A. Thomas. Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 1.2. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

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