Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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la’

la’

huaje (type of bean)

(Spanish) huaje

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

la'n

he, she, it

(Spanish) él, ella, esto

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

la'te raku

proud

(Spanish) orgulloso

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

la'z

heart

(Spanish) corazón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

laa

name

(Spanish) nombre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

laban

reflection

(Spanish) reflexión

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

labix ga

(Spanish) una sola pasada

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lad li

right

(Spanish) derecha

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ladan

ladan

they

(Spanish) ellos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

laded

crossed, traveled

(Spanish) travesado

Speaker: Federico Chávez Sosa

laden

they (inanimate)

(Spanish) ellos/ellas (deidad)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ladumm

they (animal)

(Spanish) ellos/ellas (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ladxa na Xigie

My town is Teotitlan del Valle

(Spanish) Mi pueblo es Teotitlán del Valle

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

lady

lady

1. cloth; 2. clothes

(Spanish) 1. tela; 2. ropa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lady

cloth, clothes

(Spanish) ropa

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

lady gitx

wool rug

(Spanish) tapete de lana

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lady rika dets guyaa

lady rika dets guyaa

cloth that goes on a dancer’s back

(Spanish) tapete que va en la espalda del danzante

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

lady txa

?

(Spanish) sarapa

Speaker: Guadalupe Mendoza Martinez

lagw

lagw

lake

(Spanish) lago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lagwa'

lagwa'

my face

(Spanish) mi cara

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lain

he/she (deity)

(Spanish) él/ella (deidad)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lain

he/she (inanimate)

(Spanish) él/ella (inanimado)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lain

break

(Spanish) quebrar/romper

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

laj

sheet

(Spanish) hoja

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

laka urra

at this time, by this time

(Spanish) a esta hora

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

lamm

it (animal)

(Spanish) él/ella (animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lan

lan

he / she

(Spanish) él/ ella

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lan

he, she

(Spanish) él, ella

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

lan

he, she

(Spanish) él, ella

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

lan kixhan

he/she is going to pay

(Spanish) el/ella va a pagar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani

lani

party, celebration

(Spanish) fiesta, celebración

Example: de xman re na lani Xigie y seguro entiendes de emoción, you know. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani kie dain

festival of the Mountain (Guelaguetza)

(Spanish) fiesta del Cerro (Guelaguetza)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani Santisim Kruzy

celebration of Santa Cruz, celebration of the Holy Cross

(Spanish) fiesta de la Santa Cruz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani tugul

lani tugul

celebration of the dead

(Spanish) celebración de muertos

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani xten Dad Bid

lani xten Dad Bid

fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre

(Spanish) fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

lani xten gibà' Natibidá

celebration of the Nativity of Mary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgen de Natividad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani xten Nan gibà' Xsary

celebration of the Virgin of the Rosary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgin del Rosario

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lap dubg

crown/crest

(Spanish) corona/penacho

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

lasya’

lasya’

my ankle

(Spanish) mi tobillo

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

lats

field

(Spanish) campo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lau’

your face

(Spanish) tu rostro, tu cara

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

laxha’

my homeland

(Spanish) mi tierra

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

laya'

laya'

my tooth

(Spanish) mi diente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

le'en kie

mind

(Spanish) mente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

le'n

inside (lit. stomach)

(Spanish) dentro (estómago)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

le'n

inside (lit. stomach)

(Spanish) dentro (estómago)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

le'n xhummiag

inside of the basket

(Spanish) adentro de la canasta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

le'nxkarlienia

inside of my soul (lit. stomach of my soul)

(Spanish) dentro de mi alma (estómago de mi alma)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

le'ny

le'ny

stomach

(Spanish) estómago

Speaker: Rocío Mendoza Bazán

le'nya

le'nya

my stomach

(Spanish) mi estómago

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

led

in, on the side

(Spanish) en el lado, angosto

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

ledxii

at noon

(Spanish) al medio día

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Len balaban gal gu'n xten yudau.

Elena counted the alms from the church.

(Spanish) Elena contó la limosna de la iglesia.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

les

slim, thin

(Spanish) delgado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lesdau’

guts

(Spanish) tripas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lesnya’

lesnya’

palm of my hand

(Spanish) la cara de mi mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lestau

liver

(Spanish) higado

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez

let

place, spot

(Spanish) lugar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lezdau

liver

(Spanish) hígado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

leznia

in the hands of

(Spanish) en manos de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

li

correct

(Spanish) correcto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lia

craving?

(Spanish) antojo

Speaker: Minerva Gonzáles Hernández

liga

free

(Spanish) gratis

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

limm

limm

lime

(Spanish) limón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

limuin

(Spanish) limón

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

Lipy

Felipa

(Spanish) Felipa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lis

house (of someone)

(Spanish) casa (de alguien)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lis gib

jail

(Spanish) carcel

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

liu

(Spanish) terreno

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

liz xkula’

my grandfather’s house

(Spanish) la casa de mi abuelo

Speaker: Bibiana Gutiérrez

lo

1. the face of 2. on

(Spanish) 1. la cara de 2. sobre de

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

lo

in front of, on top of

(Spanish) en frente de, sobre de

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

lo biza

border of piece of property, edge of field

(Spanish) límite de propiedad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lo dxan

lo dxan

altar (in a house)

(Spanish) altar (en una casa)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lo dzïïn

at work

(Spanish) en el trabajo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lo gal git

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

lo nez

on the street

(Spanish) en la calle

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lo traly

on the loom (on the face of the loom)

(Spanish) sobre el telar (en la cara del telar)

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

lo xhuk

forearm

(Spanish) antebrazo

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

lokwa'

lokwa'

forehead

(Spanish) frente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lor sint

lor sint

stripes (name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) mil rayas (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lorëng

their faces

(Spanish) sus caras

Speaker: CC

lota’

snub-nosed

(Spanish) chato

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lou

your face

(Spanish) tu cara

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

lou

your face

(Spanish) tu cara

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

lou

your face

(Spanish) tu rostro, tu cara

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

lu'n

bed

(Spanish) cama

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lu'x

lu'x

tongue (of everyone)

(Spanish) lengua (de todos)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

ludxa’

my tongue

(Spanish) mi lengua

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

ludxa'

ludxa'

my tongue

(Spanish) mi lengua

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luel

fire?

(Spanish) lumbre

Speaker: Guadalupe Mendoza Martinez

luel

fire

(Spanish) lumbre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lugìe’

market (place)

(Spanish) mercado (lugar)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luisiu

only you, you only

(Spanish) solo tú, tú nada mas

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

luxhy lady

rug fringe

(Spanish) fleco de tapete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luxhy yaludxy

luxhy yaludxy

dodder (a type of liana that dyes)

(Spanish) bejuco, zacatlaxcalli

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luxhyag

(Spanish) musgo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luxhyag

moss

(Spanish) musgo

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

luy

luy

you (singular)

(Spanish) tú

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

luy

you

(Spanish) ti, tú

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

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