Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ri ??

ri ??

ri xkai

adjective cloudy

(Spanish) nublado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ri’

ri’

noun jug

(Spanish) cántaro

Speaker: Janet Chavez Santiago

riab

falls;falls out

(Spanish) se cae

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

riab geij

it snows, snow falls

(Spanish) nieva, cae nieve

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

riab nisgie xhub

it hails

(Spanish) graniza, cae granizo

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

riab nysgyalda’s ??

it drizzles

(Spanish) llovizna , cae llovizna

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

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 rob

(Spanish) robar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

riba’n

rob

(Spanish) robar

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 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

Sadness

(Spanish) Tristeza

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get outdated (of any product with an expiration date), rots, spoil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

Example: see more on Youtube

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

to bark

(Spanish) ladrar

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

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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: Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle & Janet Chávez Santiago, with 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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