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Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec talking dictionary

Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

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version 3.0, 7.2025

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Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

The Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2474 entries, with 2461 audio files and 672 images.
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grek garbat [+]

   (name of weaving pattern)

( Spanish ) grecas (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
mayn beser [+]

   bee

( Spanish ) abeja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
dkwan ni rau benny [+]

   vegetable

( Spanish ) verdura

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
bet [+]

   skunk

( Spanish ) zorrillo

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz


Semantic domains:

  • animal
guki'n yubtu siaaben [+]

   eat, drink (polite invitation that the guests at a party eat and drink)

( Spanish ) reciban (invitación de cortesía para que los invitados de una fiesta coman y beban)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
kunejw [+]

   rabbit

( Spanish ) conejo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
da' [+]

   petate (woven reed mat)

( Spanish ) petate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xi go mayn [+]

   feed, animal food

( Spanish ) alimento para los animales, alimento, comida

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez


Semantic domains:

  • food
siaab gez [+]

   a type of corn-based drink with foam

( Spanish ) chocolate atole

Example: Nadxi na siaab gez!! Txi rak te lani raw Xigie ax rakiniun siaab re! see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
dain nisgie [+]

   mountains with rain (name of weaving pattern)

( Spanish ) montañas con lluvia (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
lesnya’ [+]

   palm of my hand

( Spanish ) la cara de mi mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
rused [+]

   study

( Spanish ) estudiar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • school
ganily [+]

   bobbin

( Spanish ) canillo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
yabdzï [+]

   organ pipe cactus

( Spanish ) órgano

Speaker: Silvia González Ruíz


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bizuyn [+]

   deer

( Spanish ) venado

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
damm [+]

   owl (with raised feathers that look like ears)

( Spanish ) búho, tecolote

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
mayn tiwatxi [+]

   dove

( Spanish ) paloma

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedy gay [+]

   rooster

( Spanish ) gallo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
kabai [+]

   horse

( Spanish ) caballo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • loanword
getxgib [+]

   nail

( Spanish ) clavo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • household item
riduxun [+]

   bark (of a dog)

( Spanish ) ladrar

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
xtyexh [+]

   garlic

( Spanish ) ajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
  • loanword
biliee [+]

   sapodilla

( Spanish ) zapote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
xtargas [+]

   centipede

( Spanish ) cienpies

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
xkepy [+]

   belly button

( Spanish ) ombligo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
gye te [+]

   poinsettia

( Spanish ) flor de nocha buena

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz


Semantic domains:

  • plant
ginny [+]

   1. storage chest; 2. database

( Spanish ) 2. baúl; 2. base de datos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • technology
  • household item
gwetub [+]

   mayate beetle

( Spanish ) mayate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gwilly [+]

   musicians

( Spanish ) músicos

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez


Semantic domains:

  • fiesta
xhit [+]

   cat

( Spanish ) gato

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
dxap [+]

   young woman

( Spanish ) muchacha

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista


Semantic domains:

  • person
xhidx [+]

   pineapple

( Spanish ) piña

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
biguz [+]

   drop spindle

( Spanish ) malacate para hilar

Speaker: Federico Chávez Sosa


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
bizun [+]

   rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

( Spanish ) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • Danza de la Pluma
lo dxan [+]

   altar (in a house)

( Spanish ) altar (en una casa)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • CC I-2
  • religion
baxhat [+]

   toad

( Spanish ) sapo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
ru'u [+]

   1. the mouth of 2. the edge of, the rim of

( Spanish ) 1. la boca de 2. la orilla de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
mayn ruzyul ruza [+]

   swallow

( Spanish ) golondrina

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
ruyaa dguya’ [+]

   the dancers of the feather dance are dancing

( Spanish ) los danzantes de la danza de la pluma bailan

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • celebration
  • Danza de la Pluma
xhubgiin zïtbedy [+]

   salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

( Spanish ) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
dugie' [+]

   necklace

( Spanish ) collar

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

gie [+]

   rock

( Spanish ) piedra

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

lani tugul [+]

   celebration of the dead

( Spanish ) celebración de muertos

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • celebration
tsïïnn bi tiop [+]

   seventeen

( Spanish ) diecisiete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • number
gie' bia' [+]

   flower of the prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) flor del nopal

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bizaa'n [+]

   sibling of the opposite sex; sister of a man, brother of a woman

( Spanish ) hermana (de un hombre), hermano (de una mujer)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • kinship
  • person
gu'n [+]

   ox

( Spanish ) buey

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gye beser [+]

( Spanish ) flor de abeja

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
gug xhad [+]

   wild turtle dove

( Spanish ) tórtola del campo

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
beny ni rukua' dii [+]

   singer

( Spanish ) cantante

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • person
ngulbets [+]

   crow

( Spanish ) cuervo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
be [+]

   mushroom

( Spanish ) champiñón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • CC I-1
  • food
be'u [+]

   flea

( Spanish ) pulga

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
maxk xte camp [+]

   mask of the ’campo’ or ’subalternate’ character

( Spanish ) máscara del campo/subalterno

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez


Semantic domains:

  • Danza de la Pluma
balub [+]

   sweep

( Spanish ) barre

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

xkepya' [+]

   my navel, my bellybutton

( Spanish ) mi ombligo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
bigidy xigie [+]

   Zapotec butterflies (name of weaving pattern)

( Spanish ) mariposas zapotecas (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
bixhug [+]

   nail

( Spanish ) uña

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • body part
xiu bag [+]

   milk a cow

( Spanish ) ordeñar una vaca

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
  • loanword
ja’ [+]

   nine

( Spanish ) nueve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • number
dxaa [+]

   livestock

( Spanish ) ganado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
balag yag zats [+]

( Spanish ) hoja en la iglesia durante la fiesta, posiblemente del árbol del roble

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez


Semantic domains:

  • fiesta
angely [+]

   little angel, cherub

( Spanish ) angelito, querubín

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez


Semantic domains:

  • religion
  • loanword
gulag [+]

   shaft frame on a loom (where the weavings are stretched)

( Spanish ) estirador en el telar (donde los tejidos son estirados)

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
ba'a [+]

   seed

( Spanish ) semilla

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
getxguxhy [+]

   needle

( Spanish ) aguja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving and dyeing
  • household item
bitiuxhy [+]

   tomato

( Spanish ) tomate

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
beu [+]

   moon, month

( Spanish ) luna, mes

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • sky
getxer [+]

   scissors

( Spanish ) tijeras

Speaker: Miroslava


Semantic domains:

  • household item
  • loanword
bixtily [+]

   soap

( Spanish ) jabón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

beny guna' [+]

   woman

( Spanish ) mujer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • person
  • CC III-5
bizie [+]

   well

( Spanish ) pozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gitx kye ru [+]

   beard

( Spanish ) barba

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez


Semantic domains:

  • body part
gid rwa’ [+]

   my lips

( Spanish ) mis labios

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
benzit [+]

   person from out of town; foreigner

( Spanish ) gente de fuera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • CC I-3
  • person
xhi'ixhy [+]

   pineapple

( Spanish ) piña

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
gitx kye [+]

   my hair

( Spanish ) mi cabello

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
dxib [+]

   goat

( Spanish ) chivo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bias [+]

   plum

( Spanish ) ciruela

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
mul [+]

   mule

( Spanish ) mula

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
nia xhuvi [+]

   flour

( Spanish ) harina

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles


Semantic domains:

  • food
mayn nisgie [+]

( Spanish ) primavera (tipo de pájaro)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • bird
xdzïin lats [+]

   farming

( Spanish ) trabajo del campo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
bisia [+]

   eagle

( Spanish ) águila

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
durasn [+]

   peach

( Spanish ) durazno

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
  • loanword
bitiux [+]

   tomato

( Spanish ) jitomate

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
yabzï [+]

   type of tuna cactus

( Spanish ) tipo de arbol de tuna

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista


Semantic domains:

  • plant
giepy nis [+]

   lightning storm

( Spanish ) tormenta eléctrica

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weather
tap [+]

   four

( Spanish ) cuatro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • number
xhi'by [+]

   knee

( Spanish ) rodilla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
badau bes [+]

   newborn

( Spanish ) recien nacido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • person
nis dau [+]

   sea, ocean

( Spanish ) mar

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • landscape
bislau [+]

   eyes (both)

( Spanish ) ojos (los dos)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • body part
yagxhily [+]

   chair

( Spanish ) silla

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

bitxa'n [+]

   white worms

( Spanish ) gusanos blancos

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
tsï [+]

   ten

( Spanish ) diez

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • number
gi'n buly [+]

   chile de árbol (type of chile)

( Spanish ) chile de árbol

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
balawa' [+]

   my eye

( Spanish ) mi ojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
dex [+]

   tile

( Spanish ) teja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bikuty [+]

   larva

( Spanish ) larva

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles


Semantic domains:

  • animal
ABOUT

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

  • ◂ previous page
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There are currently 2474 entries, 2461 audio files, and 672 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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