Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

phrase regularly

(Spanish) a cada rato

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

already

(Spanish) ya

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

seed

(Spanish) semilla

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

please

(Spanish) por favor

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

crocodile

(Spanish) cocodrilo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

grave, tomb

(Spanish) tumba, sepulcro

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

lower leg

(Spanish) parte inferior de la pierna

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

happy, contented, satisfied

(Spanish) feliz, contento, satisfecho

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

dim

(Spanish) oscuro? de bajo luz?

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

type of bird (perhaps quail)

(Spanish) pato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun dry agave leaf

(Spanish) penca seca

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

baby

(Spanish) bebé, nene, nena

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

newborn

(Spanish) recien nacido

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

youngest child of a pregnant woman (about to be displaced by a baby); man whose wife or girlfriend is pregnant

(Spanish) hijo o hija menor de una mujer embarazada (que va a ser festonado por un bebé); hombre cuya esposa o novia está embarazada

Speaker: edison hipolito

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

tepache made with pulque

(Spanish) tepache de pulque

Speaker: Minerva Gonzáles Hernández

tepache made with pineapple

(Spanish) tepache de piña

Speaker: Minerva Gonzáles Hernández

be tired

(Spanish) estár cansado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(Spanish) cansado

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

noun cow

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

cow

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

how much (money)

(Spanish) cuánto (dinero)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mosquito

(Spanish) mosquito, zancudo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mosquito

(Spanish) mosquito

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

verb I inhaled, I breathed

(Spanish) inhalé, respiré

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

fly that bothers donkeys

(Spanish) mosca que molestas los burros

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

Three Stars (a constellation)

(Spanish) Tres Estrellas (una constelación)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

the Southern cross (name of a constellation)

(Spanish) nombre de una constelación (la cruz del sur)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

verb made

(Spanish) hacer (pasado)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

you made (something) happy, you made (something) full of happiness

(Spanish) hiciste abundante, hiciste lleno de felicidad

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

town Tlacolula

(Spanish) Tlacolula

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bewitched

(Spanish) embrujado

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

listen!

(Spanish) ¡escúcha!

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

noun crow

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

rook

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

noun magpie

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

dream

(Spanish) ensueño, sueño, lo que se sueña

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

(Spanish) cenzontle

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

mockingbird

(Spanish) sensontle, cenzontle

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

mockingbird with a long beak

(Spanish) sensontle/cenzontle de pico largo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

on and off, at intervals

(Spanish) a cada rato, a intervalos

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

noun altar (in a church)

(Spanish) altar (en una iglesia)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

corn husk

(Spanish) totomoztle, hoja que envuelve la mazorca

Speaker: Edison Hipólito

noun my finger

(Spanish) mi dedo de mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

possessed noun my toe

(Spanish) mi dedo de pie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun bullet

(Spanish) bala

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun house, home; shade

(Spanish) casa, hogar; sombra

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

defame

(Spanish) difamar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

do something improper/say something false about someone

(Spanish) hacer algo indebido/dicen un falso de alguien

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

noun bark (of a tree)

(Spanish) cáscara (de árbol)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

noun leaf

(Spanish) hoja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun petal (of a flower)

(Spanish) pétalo (de flor)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun avocado leaf

(Spanish) hoja de aguacate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

crow

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

possessed noun your (informal) eye

(Spanish) tu ojo

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

possessed noun my eye

(Spanish) mi ojo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sparrow hawk

(Spanish) gavilán

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

noun bucket

(Spanish) cubeta

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

nanche (type of fruit)

(Spanish) nanche

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

ripe nanche (type of fruit)

(Spanish) nanche maduro

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

noun nanche (type of fruit)

(Spanish) nanche

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun Venus, Morning Star

(Spanish) Venus, estrella de la mañana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

(name of a constellation)

(Spanish) (nombre de una constelación)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

the Big Dipper, Ursa Major (a constellation)

(Spanish) la Osa Mayor (una constellación)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

noun Ursa Major (constellation)

(Spanish) Osa Mayor (constelación)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

earlier today

(Spanish) hace rato

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

this morning (previously)

(Spanish) esta mañana (antioriormente)

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

a moment ago

(Spanish) hace rato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun shade, shadow

(Spanish) sombra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

how much (money)

(Spanish) cuánto (dinero)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

if

(Spanish) si

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

if

(Spanish) si

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

eye

(Spanish) ojo

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

rounded part of a yoke that rests on an ox’s neck

(Spanish) parte redonda del yugo que cae sobre el cuello del buey

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

sweep

(Spanish) barre

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

gets hit

(Spanish) es golpeado

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

noun blow

(Spanish) sopla

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

noun star

(Spanish) estrella

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun shooting star, comet (star fire)

(Spanish) cometa, estrella fugaz, (estrella fuego)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun (name of a star)

(Spanish) (nombre de una estrella)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

noun constellation

(Spanish) constelacion

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

noun Twin Stars

(Spanish) Estrellas gemelas

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

"lazy star", the star that marks dawn

(Spanish) floja estrella, estrella que señala el amanecer

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

the Evening Star

(Spanish) la Estrella vespertina

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

noun Orion’s Belt (a constellation)

(Spanish) Cinturón de Orion (una constelación)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

brave

(Spanish) valiente

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

strap used to attach the tongue of a cart or plow to a yoke of an oxen

(Spanish) barzoón , correa utilizada para atar el timoón de una carreta o un arado al yugo de buyes

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

adjective opaque

(Spanish) opaco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

oldest (in a group)

(Spanish) el mayor, el más viejo (de un grupo)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

verb I made

(Spanish) hice

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

big scorpion

(Spanish) alacrán, escorpion grande

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

noun mud

(Spanish) lodo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

noun type of reed

(Spanish) especia de caña

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

wood, piece of wood

(Spanish) madera, tabla

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

noun type of medium-sized grasshopper

(Spanish) especia de saltamontes de tamaño mediano

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

belt

(Spanish) ceñidor

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

bird witch (female)

(Spanish) pájaro-bruja

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

noun mountain turkey

(Spanish) guajolote montés

Speaker: Munro et al 1999