The Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2479 entries, with 2444 audio files and 675 images.
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bixia
rub
tenate (small basket made of palm frond)
( Spanish ) tenate
gie
noun rock
( Spanish ) piedra
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:
gulag
shaft frame on a loom (where the weavings are stretched)
( Spanish ) estirador en el telar (donde los tejidos son estirados)
Semantic domains:
kud ridaʼu beʼl
meat market; butcher shop (where meat is sold)
( Spanish ) carnicería (donde se vende carne)
Semantic domains:
bite’z
nest
( Spanish ) nido
yag bis
firewood
( Spanish ) leña
siaab geez
bellaa
possessed noun my sister (for a woman)
( Spanish ) mi hermana (para una mujer)
Semantic domains:
Birutz
guii
fire, flame
( Spanish ) fuego
ges
noun 1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata
( Spanish ) 1. olla de barro; olla; 2. piñata
Semantic domains:
lani xten Dad Bid
fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre
( Spanish ) fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre
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sint nis
bands of water (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) cinta de agua (nombre del diseño)
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gal reziaklà’àz
noun gifts given during engagement from the groom (and his family) to the bride (and her family)
( Spanish ) contentamiento
Semantic domains:
duu xnya
noun red yarn
( Spanish ) hilo rojo
maxk xte camp
mask of the ’campo’ or ’subalternate’ character
( Spanish ) máscara del campo/subalterno
Semantic domains:
bizie
noun well
( Spanish ) pozo
getxgib
nail
( Spanish ) clavo
biga’
necklace
( Spanish ) collar
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 2479 entries, 2444 audio files, and 675 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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