Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bixhu

earthquake, shake

(Spanish) temblor

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhu'yn

(Spanish) rodete (de carrizo)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhug

bixhug

nail

(Spanish) uña

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixhugnya

bixhugnya

my fingernail

(Spanish) uña de mi mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixhugnye'e

bixhugnye'e

my toenail

(Spanish) uña de mi pie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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

green

(Spanish) verde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixhuy

green

(Spanish) verde

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixia

bixia

town house sparrow (with a red chest)

(Spanish) gurrión del pueblo (con pecho rojo)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixia dain

bixia dain

mountain house sparrow

(Spanish) gurrión del cerro

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixidy

tangle

(Spanish) enredar

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixie'niu

eaten breakfast

(Spanish) desayunaste (2 persona comp. desayunar)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixiee

(Spanish) gurrión

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixtiliag

(Spanish) parecido al saltamontes (más grande)

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixtily

bixtily

soap

(Spanish) jabón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixtily

bixtily

soap

(Spanish) jabón

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bixus

bixus

priest

(Spanish) sacerdote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixus

bixus

priest

(Spanish) sacerdote; cura

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

biz

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

border marker

(Spanish) mojonera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizaa

bizaa

beans

(Spanish) frijol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizaa

bizaa

bean

(Spanish) frijol

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bizaa'n

bizaa'n

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

green bean

(Spanish) ejote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizayaa

bizayaa

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: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bizi'e yuu

bizi'e yuu

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizie

bizie

well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizie

bizie

well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bizieby

orphan

(Spanish) huérfano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizieby

orphan

(Spanish) huérfano

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bizïg

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

bizïin

bizïin

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: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bizïn

bizïn

rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

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

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martínez

bizu'dy

bizu'dy

everyday wrap-around skirt

(Spanish) enredo del diario

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizu'dy

long skirt

(Spanish) enagua

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizug

bizug

worm

(Spanish) gusano

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

bizun

bizun

rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

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

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

Bizunia.

I arrived.

(Spanish) Llegué.

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

bizuyn

bizuyn

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

bizyee

bizyee

cocoa

(Spanish) cacao

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizyee

bizyee

cocoa

(Spanish) cacao

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

buly duu

buly duu

ball of yarn

(Spanish) bola de hilo

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez

burr

burr

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

byas xtily

byas xtily

olive

(Spanish) aceituna, olivo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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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).
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