The Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2477 entries, with 2462 audio files and 672 images.
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bityug
egg shell
( Spanish ) cáscara de huevo
bixhiee
bixia
bixtily
soap
( Spanish ) jabón
bixtily
soap
( Spanish ) jabón
bizaa
bean
( Spanish ) frijol
bizaa'n
bizie
well
( Spanish ) pozo
bizie
well
( Spanish ) pozo
bizïn
rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma
( Spanish ) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)
Semantic domains:
bizun
rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma
( Spanish ) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)
Semantic domains:
bizyee
cocoa
( Spanish ) cacao
da’
petate (woven reed mat)
( Spanish ) petate
dain nisgie
mountains with rain (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) montañas con lluvia (nombre del diseño)
Semantic domains:
dambur
drum
( Spanish ) tambor
damm
dèè
1. ashes; 2. wood fire to cook over
( Spanish ) 1. ceniza; 2. fuego de leña para cocinar
dex
tile
( Spanish ) teja
dkanik
marbles
( Spanish ) canicas
dugie’
necklace
( Spanish ) collar
duu les
rope
( Spanish ) mecate
duu xnya
red yarn
( Spanish ) hilo rojo
dxap
dxumm gie
baskets that women hold on their heads for the parade announcing the main festivity of the town
( Spanish ) canasta de convite
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gal rezia'klààz
gifts given during engagement from the groom (and his family) to the bride (and her family)
( Spanish ) contentamiento
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garbat
greek key (name of weaving pattern)
( Spanish ) greca (nombre del diseño)
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garol
half
( Spanish ) mitad
ges
1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata
( Spanish ) 1. olla de barro; olla; 2. piñata
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ges
1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata
( Spanish ) 1. olla de barro; olla; 2. piñata
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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).
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 2477 entries, 2462 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
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