The Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2479 entries, with 2462 audio files and 674 images.
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gix
net; hammock
( Spanish ) red; hamaca
lor sint
stripes (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) mil rayas (nombre del diseño)
Semantic domains:
lady rika medy gulal
apron of old-fashioned coins
( Spanish ) delantal de monedas antiguas
Semantic domains:
bizun
rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma
( Spanish ) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)
Semantic domains:
getxgib
nail
( Spanish ) clavo
ben rizuuz
drunk
( Spanish ) borracho
ges
1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata
( Spanish ) 1. olla de barro; olla; 2. piñata
Semantic domains:
da’
petate (woven reed mat)
( Spanish ) petate
plad yetx
mortar
( Spanish ) molcajete
yaguan
noun mirror
( Spanish ) espejo
binni
candle
( Spanish ) vela
yagxhily
chair
( Spanish ) silla
bigwel
guitar
( Spanish ) guitarra
binni
candle
( Spanish ) vela
yaguan
mirror
( Spanish ) espejo
garbat
greek key (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) greca (nombre del diseño)
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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).
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).
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Janet Chávez Santiago, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, Esénia Bañuelos, Ben Gevirtz, Lillian Leibovich, & K. David Harrison. 2025.Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 3.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan
There are currently 2479 entries, 2462 audio files, and 674 images.
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).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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:
Janet Chávez Santiago, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, Esénia Bañuelos, Ben Gevirtz, Lillian Leibovich, & K. David Harrison. 2025.Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 3.0. 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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