Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ka duu

dying the wool

(Spanish) se está tiñendo el hilo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

ka'dum

to buy

(Spanish) comprar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kabai

kabai

horse

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kabebe duu

(Spanish) elegir los hilos que vas a tejer

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kabekia xhub

(Spanish) sembrar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

kabekiu ganily le'n begw

(Spanish) estas poniendo el hilo en la lanzadera

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kade lady

(Spanish) se está encogiendo /cerrando el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kadiun duu

we are dyeing

(Spanish) estamos tiñiendo

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kadzaam

it is filling (animal)

(Spanish) está llenando (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kaga'n

is serving (a drink)

(Spanish) está sirviendo (una bebida)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

kagibia duu

(Spanish) estoy lavando el hilo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kagibum

it is sewing

(Spanish) está cosiendo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kagie duu

(Spanish) estoy tiñendo hilo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

Kagureniu

(Spanish) como crees

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kagurenzu!

I can't believe it!/what!

(Spanish) como crees/no te creo!

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kakwa seny lo lady

(Spanish) voy a poner una marca del diseño que voy a tejer

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kal

suddenly

(Spanish) de repente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kala' gel

(Spanish) pizcar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

kalas nis

(Spanish) riego

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

kale'n

kale'n

1. in what, where; 2. container or object (like a bowl or a basket) that can hold something else

(Spanish) 1. a dentro de qué, a dentro de dónde 2. contenedor u objeto (como un tazón o canasto) que pueda contener o guardar algo

Kale'n ka'a ni byan re'

What can I transfer these leftovers into?

(Spanish) En qué voy a servir (guardar) esto que sobró.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Kale'n te lady txika'a get

What "servilleta" will I bring when I buy tortillas?

(Spanish) ¿Qué servilleta voy a llevar para comprar tortillas?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Kale'n txo'n, a le'n kamion gula gazaun txo'n

How are we getting there, by car or by walking?

(Spanish) En qué vamos a ir, ¿en el carro o vamos a ir caminando?

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kalendr

kalendr

calenda (type of celebration)

(Spanish) calenda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kalendr

kalendr

a type of ceremonial parade

(Spanish) calenda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kalesa lady

(Spanish) estoy levantando la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kaleu lo primer

kaleu lo primer

you're stepping on the pedal loom

(Spanish) estas pisando el pedal

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kali

where

(Spanish) dónde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Kali zugwaw

Where do you live?

(Spanish) ¿Dónde vives?

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

kalo xindeky

I am borrowing something

(Spanish) Estoy tomando prestado algo

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

kampnily dain

(Spanish) jilguero

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

kaniu naxab lan

talks negatively about, gossips about

(Spanish) hablar mal de, chismea de

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

kaptain

captain

(Spanish) capitán

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

karagel

dawn

(Spanish) amanecer

Speaker: Cristina Ruiz

karg

load of

(Spanish) carga de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

karnad

karnad

pomegranate

(Spanish) granada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

karnad

pomegranate

(Spanish) granada

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

karuu lady

(Spanish) se está amarrando la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kasep tipu lady

you are stretching the warp

(Spanish) estás estirando la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kasep txey lady

the warp is being stretched

(Spanish) se está estirando la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kasia gel

(Spanish) deshierbar la milpa

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

kasia lo lady

(Spanish) estoy limpiando el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kasulo lady

(Spanish) empezar el tapete (apenas vas empezar)

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kate duu begw le'n lady

(Spanish) pasar el hilo entre la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

katiuga lady

(Spanish) estoy cortando el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

katuya

rolls up

(Spanish) enrolla

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

kau

you are

(Spanish) estás

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

kaxhu

it’s earthquaking

(Spanish) esta temblando

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kaya'na

(Spanish) arar

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

kayak gel

(Spanish) cosecha

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

kayunia ganily

(Spanish) estoy haciendo el canillo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kayunia yap

I am making the skein [of wool]

(Spanish) estoy haciendo la madeja

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

kayuniu kie duu

(Spanish) estas haciendo la punta de la madeja

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kayunium

it is doing (animal)

(Spanish) está haciendo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kayuntxeyu lo yagxhily

(Spanish) estas tejiendo en la silla (como de chiquito)

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kazubu duu lady

(Spanish) estas poniendo los hilos para el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kazuneng

pulls up, lifts up

(Spanish) sube

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

ke drapdian

has no (non liquid object) in it

(Spanish) no tiene (obj. que no es líquido)

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

ke'eza'a

I will hug

(Spanish) abrazaré

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

ked

do not, does not

(Spanish) no

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

ked gakla

I won’t be long

(Spanish) no me tardo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Ked galdi xpe’la.

I won’t have enough meat.

(Spanish) No voy a alcanzar mi carne.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ked gulidi

it’s not true (emphatic)

(Spanish) no es cierto (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ked kuezu

don’t wait for (instruction)

(Spanish) no te esperes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ked xhuuy

doesn’t work

(Spanish) no sirve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ked xhuuydi

doesn’t work (emphatic)

(Spanish) no sirve (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kees

cheese

(Spanish) queso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

keith yua’a sru

I’m not okay

(Spanish) No estoy bien

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ket nazakti

unjust; unfair

(Spanish) injusto

Speaker: Cristina Ruiz

ket niu yu

don’t accept

(Spanish) no aceptes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ket runiu jurub

don’t bother me

(Spanish) no estes molestando

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ket txigunyang

will not, will fail to

(Spanish) no (hará algo)

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

ketian

he is not here

(Spanish) no está (persona)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketihza

not as much

(Spanish) no tanto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketin

it is not here (of a thing)

(Spanish) no está / no hay (de una cosa)

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

ketpka

never

(Spanish) nunca

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketru

not anymore

(Spanish) ya no

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketru xidi mas

(Spanish) sin nada más por el momento

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketuudi

nobody

(Spanish) nadie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxi garsau

you don’t care at all

(Spanish) no te importa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxi kanie

I’m not saying anything

(Spanish) no estoy diciendo nada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxi kondi

without anything

(Spanish) con nada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxi nixdi

it’s not good, it’s not nice

(Spanish) no está bueno, no es bonito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxi txudi

there isn’t anything (emphatic)

(Spanish) no hay nada (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxi xhuidian; ketxy riendi xtadan

is no good, his/her father does not understand anything

(Spanish) no sirve. su papá no entiende nada.

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

ketxi yu’

there is nothing

(Spanish) no hay nada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Ketxi yu’dia.

I don’t feel like doing anything.

(Spanish) No tengo ganas de hacer nada.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxidiketchidi’

nothing (emphatic)

(Spanish) nada (enfático)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxisteti

you’re welcome (colloquial)

(Spanish) de nada (coloquial)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketxitxu

there’s nothing, there isn’t anything

(Spanish) no hay nada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety

no

(Spanish) no

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Kety bindiaga xi guniu.

I didn’t hear what you said.

(Spanish) No escuché lo que dijiste.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety na zhibdy

be brave

(Spanish) ser valiente

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

kety nanadia

I don’t know

(Spanish) No sé

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety ranalasdia

I don’t remember

(Spanish) no me acuerdo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety riendia xi riniu

I don’t understand what you’re saying

(Spanish) no entiendo lo que dices

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety rukuadiaj dìch

disobey

(Spanish) desobedecer

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kety runiu jurub

don’t disturb

(Spanish) no estés molestando

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

kety sak guyexh

it is not expensive

(Spanish) no cuesta caro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ketyru'u

not anymore, no more

(Spanish) ya no mas

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

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