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)
Semantic domains:
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)
Semantic domains:
da'
petate (woven reed mat)
( Spanish ) petate
xi go mayn
dain nisgie
mountains with rain (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) montañas con lluvia (nombre del diseño)
Semantic domains:
damm
ginny
1. storage chest; 2. database
( Spanish ) 2. baúl; 2. base de datos
Semantic domains:
bizun
rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma
( Spanish ) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)
Semantic domains:
ru'u
1. the mouth of 2. the edge of, the rim of
( Spanish ) 1. la boca de 2. la orilla de
Semantic domains:
ruyaa dguya’
the dancers of the feather dance are dancing
( Spanish ) los danzantes de la danza de la pluma bailan
Semantic domains:
xhubgiin zïtbedy
dugie'
necklace
( Spanish ) collar
gie
rock
( Spanish ) piedra
bizaa'n
maxk xte camp
mask of the ’campo’ or ’subalternate’ character
( Spanish ) máscara del campo/subalterno
Semantic domains:
balub
sweep
( Spanish ) barre
bigidy xigie
Zapotec butterflies (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) mariposas zapotecas (nombre del diseño)
Semantic domains:
balag yag zats
( Spanish ) hoja en la iglesia durante la fiesta, posiblemente del árbol del roble
Semantic domains:
gulag
shaft frame on a loom (where the weavings are stretched)
( Spanish ) estirador en el telar (donde los tejidos son estirados)
Semantic domains:
bixtily
soap
( Spanish ) jabón
bizie
well
( Spanish ) pozo
benzit
yagxhily
chair
( Spanish ) silla
dex
tile
( Spanish ) teja
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.
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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 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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