Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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biguz gib

metal spindle for yarn

(Spanish) malacate de metal para hilar

Speaker: Federico Chávez Sosa

getxguxy

getxguxy

needle

(Spanish) aguja

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

gurwa lady

(Spanish) voy a amarrar la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kagie duu

(Spanish) estoy tiñendo hilo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kakwa seny lo lady

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

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kalesa lady

(Spanish) estoy levantando la urdimbre

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kayuntxeyu lo yagxhily

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

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

riles lady

lift the rug

(Spanish) levantar el tapete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

sint nis

sint nis

bands of water (name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) cinta de agua (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

traly niriliby laendan

traly niriliby laendan

backstrap loom

(Spanish) telar de cintura

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández

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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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