Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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rgyeiyne ??

scolds

(Spanish) regaña

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

rgyets ??

gets vigorously massaged (of a part of the body)

(Spanish) se masajea vigorosamente (de una parte del cuerpo)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

rgyixyeix ??

puts to bed, puts to sleep

(Spanish) acuesta, pone a dormir

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

rgyiya ??

gets incompletely cooked; gets cooked rare (of meat)

(Spanish) se cocina imcompletamente; se cocina medio crudo (carne)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

rgyiz xuax ??

get cooked so that it is crisp (of pork, for example)

(Spanish) dorarse para que se ponga crujiente (de puerco, por ejemplo)

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

ri xkai

ri xkai

adjective cloudy

(Spanish) nublado

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ri’

ri’

noun jug

(Spanish) cántaro

Speaker: Janet Chavez Santiago

riab

verb falls; falls out

(Spanish) se cae

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riab geij

verb it snows, snow falls

(Spanish) nieva, cae nieve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riab nis gie xhub

verb it hails

(Spanish) graniza, cae granizo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riabing

falls of

(Spanish) se cae de

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

riakbee

verb realize, have an instinct about something

(Spanish) darse cuenta, tener un impulso de conocer algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riba’

verb steal, rob

(Spanish) robar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riba’n

steal, rob

(Spanish) robar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribe mayn

trick, cheat

(Spanish) engañar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribeeznau

verb waits for

(Spanish) esparar algo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribègèl

verb become nightfall

(Spanish) anochece

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribeky plad

plate food

(Spanish) servir comida

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribeky txey

keep, store

(Spanish) guardar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribeky xhub

ribeky xhub

verb sow (seeds)

(Spanish) sembrar maiz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribekydan la’ ni rukindan

phrase they put spices on the food

(Spanish) le ponen especias a la comida

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

Riberuu

noun Sadness

(Spanish) Tristeza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribez

be located, be sitting

(Spanish) estar ubicado, estar sentado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ribezne

be located with

(Spanish) estar ubicado con

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridau

verb be sold

(Spanish) venderse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridau

intransitive verb gets sold, sells

(Spanish) se vende

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridau por

sold by the (unit of measure)

(Spanish) se vende por (unidad de medida)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridàʼa nis

ridàʼa nis

water (plants)

(Spanish) regar (plantas)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ride’d

passes by, pass

(Spanish) pasar, aprobar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rided

verb pass

(Spanish) pasar

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

rided lain

get outdated (of any product with an expiration date), rots, spoil

(Spanish) se echa a perder (productos con una fecha de caducidad), se pudre

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

rided loh

verb intersect, cross

(Spanish) cruzar, obstruir,

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez

rided trabajw

lead a hard life

(Spanish) llever una vida dificil

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rideden le’n

come to

(Spanish) entrar en (un objeto que entra o pasa a otro)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

ridedy apoy

support

(Spanish) apoyar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rideun

we drink

(Spanish) bebemos

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridib

gets sewn, gets sewed

(Spanish) coser

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie

comes out, leaves

(Spanish) salir

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie

to dye

(Spanish) teñir

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie bii

the wind blows

(Spanish) el viento sopla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie gubidx

ridie gubidx

it gets sunny, the sun comes out

(Spanish) se pone soleado, el sol sale

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie li

resolve

(Spanish) resolver

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie nis law

oozes

(Spanish) supura, exude (linfa)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

ridie reny

bleeds

(Spanish) sangra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridie xtxib

gets over fear of

(Spanish) supera su miedo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridiè’ dxumm giè’

noun parade

(Spanish) convite

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridiebi

it gets windy

(Spanish) se pone ventoso

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridiediu

verb you leave, you unstick

(Spanish) sales

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

ridiela

get named

(Spanish) se le nombra, se llama

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridienau

chase out, shoo out

(Spanish) perseguir; correr a alguien

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridiene

goes out with, take out (on a date for example)

(Spanish) sale con, salir (pasear)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridienoo

verb follow

(Spanish) seguir

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

ridily

scold

(Spanish) regañar, reprender

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridux

ridux

intransitive verb bark

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Ridux

verb to bark

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riduxun

riduxun

bark (of a dog)

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

ridxaa xlet

change place of

(Spanish) cambiar el lugar de

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridxah dang

gather

(Spanish) se juntan

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

ridxiby

verb to be scared

(Spanish) asustarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridxitx

gets angry

(Spanish) enojase

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

ridxitxa

(Spanish) enojarse

Speaker: Romeo Bautista Zárate

ridxu’in

drip

(Spanish) gotear

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ríe’xh

tear up; pull out

(Spanish) arrancar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riedy baxon kie

braid oneself

(Spanish) trenzarme

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riedy xkin

riedy xkin

braid

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riely

verb loosen

(Spanish) salir, soltar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riepnis

noun thunder

(Spanish) trueno

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

rier

(Spanish) un pájaro que se conoce por ruin

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

riet

(Spanish) causa que se hable o mencione el nombre de alguien

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

riet

grind

(Spanish) moler

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riga

it stretches

(Spanish) se estira

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

riga

gets stretchy, stretches (himself)

(Spanish) se estira: da de si, se desperza (a si mismo)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

riga’a

verb gets caught, gets lassoed

(Spanish) se atrapa, se captura con un lazo, se agarra con el lazo

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

rigaa

pours, puts (a liquid into a container)

(Spanish) vierte, echa (un liquido a un recipiente)

Speaker: Edison Hipolito de los Angeles

rigaalo

gets caught (doing something wrong)

(Spanish) se descubre ( haciendo algo malo)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

rigab

count

(Spanish) cuenta (algo que esta contado)

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

rigandy

noun jar

(Spanish) jarro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigap

verb slaps, pats (a part of someone’s body)

(Spanish) le da una palma a (una parte del cuerpo de alguien)

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez

rigat

lie

(Spanish) acostarse

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigats

gets burried, gets hidden

(Spanish) se entierra, se esconde

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rige’s

hugs

(Spanish) abraza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigee

has pus, is infected

(Spanish) tiene pus, está infectado

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

rigee

insults, swears at, cusses out, uses obscenities to, use obscenities about (someone esp with reference to his mother)

(Spanish) insulta, le miente a la madre, usa obscenidades de (alguien esp, con referencia a su madre)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigi’n

kills (usually, an animal)

(Spanish) mata (usualmente, un animal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigie

1. to dye, 2. to color

(Spanish) 1. teñir, 2. pintar

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

rigii

verb gets cooked, roasted, grilled

(Spanish) se cocina, se asa (al horno o en la brasas)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigiin

kill, butcher [animals]

(Spanish) matar [animales]

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigily

look for

(Spanish) buscar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigily te nez

1. to find a way 2. to find a path

(Spanish) 1. buscar la manera 2. buscar el camino

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigin possad

ask for lodging for Mary and Joseph during a traditional procession at Christmas time

(Spanish) pide alojamiento para Maria y Jose durante un procesión tradicional de Las Posadas en Navidad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigit

to play

(Spanish) jugar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigitne

plays with, teases, kids;*flirts with

(Spanish) juego con, le toma el pelo a, bromea; coquetea con

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigitruy

verb be mischievous

(Spanish) travesear

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigix

lays (a long obj) down, puts (a long obj. ) down

(Spanish) pone, acuesta (un obj. largo, en un lugar)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigixhe’e

verb tell

(Spanish) contar, narrar

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

Rigixhy

verb to pay

(Spanish) pagar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigixlau

appears in, shows his face in (a place)

(Spanish) asomar(se)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigixy

lays down, puts down (a long obj. in a place)

(Spanish) pone, acuesta (un obj, largo, en un lugar)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigizy

distributes, gives out

(Spanish) distribuye, da

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rigu xleten

puts, gets (something, in or on a place)

(Spanish) pone, mete (algo, en algún lugar)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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