Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ya ??

reed

(Spanish) carrizo

ya’

adverb up

(Spanish) arriba

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yab zu xru

noun wild prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal del cerro

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

yabdzï

yabdzï

noun organ pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: Silvia González Ruíz

yabdzï

yabdzï

organ pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

yabzï

yabzï

noun type of tuna cactus

(Spanish) tipo de arbol de tuna

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

yag

yag

tree; wood; firewood

(Spanish) árbol; madera; leña

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

yag

yag

wood; tree; stick

(Spanish) leña; árbol; palo; madera

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yag bidua

yag bidua

banana tree

(Spanish) árbol de plátano

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

yag bis ??

yag bis ??

firewood

(Spanish) leña

yag gïdy ??

yag gïdy ??

pine tree

(Spanish) piño

yag xtily

firework

(Spanish) fuego artificial

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yaguan

yaguan

noun mirror

(Spanish) espejo

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

yaguan

yaguan

mirror

(Spanish) espejo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yagxhily

yagxhily

noun chair

(Spanish) silla

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

yagxtily

(Spanish) castillo pirotécnico

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

yaj xtily

yaj xtily

noun type of firework display

(Spanish) castillo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yajxhily

yajxhily

noun chair

(Spanish) silla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yal

yal

incense

(Spanish) copal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yang par xhub xhúb

yang par xhub xhúb

(Spanish) olote para desgranar maíz

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

yap

yap

skein [of wool]

(Spanish) madeja [de hilo]

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yaʼl

resin of a tree

(Spanish) copal: resina de un árbol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yaʼng

yaʼng

corn cob

(Spanish) olote

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

ybaaa??

grave, tomb; heaven

(Spanish) tumba, cielo

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

yex

yex

noun avocado

(Spanish) aguacate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yoo

phrase you’re welcome (respectful)

(Spanish) de nada (respeto)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yoo

phrase yes, you’re welcome (used as respectful response to ’thank you’)

(Spanish) sí, de nada (como respuesta respetuosa a ’gracias’)

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

yoo’

yes (used in acknowledgement of a goodbye)

(Spanish) sí (se usa como reconocimiento de una despedida)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yu

noun soil

(Spanish) tierra

Speaker: Ambrocio Gutiérrez

yu

land

(Spanish) tierra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yu weltsi

only very rarely; just for a few days

(Spanish) muy raramente; solamente por unos días

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

yu’ te rued ruu dxan beu

noun moon halo

(Spanish) halo de luna

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

yu’u

yu’u

noun house

(Spanish) casa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yu’u

verb you are, you penetrate

(Spanish) estás

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

yub

soon

(Spanish) pronto

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

yubtu

yubtu

you (plural formal)

(Spanish) ustedes (formal)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yudau

yudau

noun 1. church; 2. religion

(Spanish) 1. iglesia; 2. religión

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Yude

(expression)

(Spanish) (expresión)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yulai

noun municipal building

(Spanish) palacio municipal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yulai ??

noun municipio (town hall)

Speaker: CC

yuxy

noun sand

(Spanish) arena

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Yuy laan

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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