Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bityug

bityug

egg shell

(Spanish) cáscara de huevo

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

biu’s

noun engagement

(Spanish) compromiso, gasto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biu’u

enter/pass

(Spanish) entra/pasa

Speaker: Guadalupe Mendoza Martinez

biu’y nis

noun evaporated water

(Spanish) agua evaporada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biuaa

verb I entered

(Spanish) entré

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

biub

(Spanish) arriera

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

biubg

biubg

leaf-cutter ant

(Spanish) hormiga arriera

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

biuj

formal red wrap-around skirt

(Spanish) enredo roja de gala

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biuts

biuts

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

biuxhy

be old, be worn out

(Spanish) se enviejó

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixhi

(Spanish) tlacuache

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

bixhiee

bixhiee

owl (without the raised feathers that look like ears)

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhixhy

bixhixhy

(Spanish) tigrillo

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

bixhu

earthquake, shake

(Spanish) temblor

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhu’yn

(Spanish) rodete (de carrizo)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhug

bixhug

nail

(Spanish) uña

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhui

green

(Spanish) verde (color)

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

bixhus gedx

respected figure who assists with religious duties

(Spanish) padre de pueblo (cargo comunitario)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixhuy

adjective green

(Spanish) verde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixhuy

green

(Spanish) verde

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixia

bixia

town house sparrow (with a red chest)

(Spanish) gurrión del pueblo (con pecho rojo)

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixia dain

bixia dain

mountain house sparrow

(Spanish) gurrión del cerro

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixidy

tangle

(Spanish) enredar

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixie’niu

eaten breakfast

(Spanish) desayunaste (2 persona comp. desayunar)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixiee

(Spanish) gurrión

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixtiliag

(Spanish) parecido al saltamontes (más grande)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixtily

bixtily

soap

(Spanish) jabón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixtily

bixtily

soap

(Spanish) jabón

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixugnia

bixugnia

possessed noun my fingernail

(Spanish) uña de mi mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixugnie’e

bixugnie’e

possessed noun my toenail

(Spanish) uña de mi pie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixus

bixus

noun priest

(Spanish) sacerdote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixus

bixus

noun priest

(Spanish) sacerdote; cura

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

biz

adjective dry

(Spanish) seco

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biz gudaa

(of a liquid) pour everything out

(Spanish) vacía todo/echa todo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biza

noun border marker

(Spanish) mojonera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizaa

bizaa

noun beans

(Spanish) frijol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizaa

bizaa

bean

(Spanish) frijol

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizaa’n

bizaa’n

noun 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

bizayaa

bizayaa

noun green bean

(Spanish) ejote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizayaa

bizayaa

noun green peas

(Spanish) chícharos verdes

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

bize’du

you (singular) studied (2nd person singular, perfective form of study)

(Spanish) estudiaste (2 persona singular, forma completivo de estudiar)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizi’e yuu

bizi’e yuu

noun peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizie

bizie

noun well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizie

bizie

noun well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizieby

noun orphan

(Spanish) huérfano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizieby

orphan

(Spanish) huérfano

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizïg

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

bizïin

bizïin

noun deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizin

bizin

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

bizin

bizin

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizin

bizin

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizïn

bizïn

rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

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

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

bizu’dy

Long skirt

(Spanish) Enagua

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizu'dy

bizu'dy

wrap around skirt

(Spanish) manta (de enagua o tipode falda tradicional)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizudy

everyday wrap-around skirt

(Spanish) enredo del diario

bizug

bizug

worm

(Spanish) gusano

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizun

bizun

rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

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

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizunia

verb I arrived

(Spanish) llegué

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

bizuyn

bizuyn

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

bizyee

bizyee

noun cocoa

(Spanish) cacao

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizyee

bizyee

(Spanish) cacao

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

btxiguizh??

type of bird

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

btxilyiih??

dim

(Spanish) oscuro? de bajo luz?

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

buly duu

buly duu

ball of yarn

(Spanish) bola de hilo

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

burr

burr

noun donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

byas xtily

byas xtily

olive

(Spanish) aceituna, olivo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bzab ??

bzab ??

the stone used for granding on a metate

(Spanish) mano de metate

bzigui ??

noun black widow spider

(Spanish) araña viuda negra

Speaker: CC

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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).
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how to cite: Janet Chávez Santiago, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, Allison Freemond, Neal Kelso, Jaime Metzger, Kate Riestenberg, & K. David Harrison. 2019. Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan

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