Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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lady rika medy gulal

lady rika medy gulal

apron of old-fashioned coins

(Spanish) delantal de monedas antiguas

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

barle’n

barle’n

belt

(Spanish) ceñidor

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

bidzun

bidzun

rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

(Spanish) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

bins

rod of the ’campo’

(Spanish) vara del campo

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

bizun

bizun

rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

(Spanish) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

dbenny ni rinibe guya’a

representatives of the Danza de la Pluma

(Spanish) representantes de la Danza de la Pluma

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

dubg gie

crown

(Spanish) corona

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

Dxi ni ras lap dubg xten guya’a

Day when the crown is lifted

(Spanish) Día que se levanta la corona

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

gal gidy

sandal

(Spanish) huarache

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

garol Dxan Beu

half moon (La Danza step)

(Spanish) media luna (paso de La Danza)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

guya’

guya’

1. dancer in the dance of the feather; 2. dance of the feather

(Spanish) 1. danzante en la danza de la pluma; 2. la danza de la pluma

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

guya’a

guya’a

dancer

(Spanish) danzante

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

guya’a xhigab

group of dancers for La Danza

(Spanish) grupo de promesa

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

gwilly

gwilly

band, musician

(Spanish) banda de música, músico

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

kaptain

captain

(Spanish) capitán

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

lady rika dets guya’a

lady rika dets guya’a

cloth that goes on a dancer’s back

(Spanish) tapete que va en la espalda del danzante

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

lap dubg

crown/crest

(Spanish) corona/penacho

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

maxk xte camp

maxk xte camp

mask of the ’campo’ or ’subalternate’ character

(Spanish) máscara del campo/subalterno

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

medy gulal

medy gulal

old-fashioned coins

(Spanish) dinero antiguo

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

Mentzum

Moctezuma

(Spanish) Moctezuma

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

pal xte guya’a

pal xte guya’a

paddle used in La Danza

(Spanish) paleta

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

panit

panit

silk scarf

(Spanish) mascada/pañuelo

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

panit

panit

silk scarf

(Spanish) mascada/pañuelo

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

ruya’a dguya’

ruya’a dguya’

the dancers of the feather dance are dancing

(Spanish) los danzantes de la danza de la pluma bailan

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruya’a guya’a dxi lani’

dance of the Danzantes on the first day of the fiesta

(Spanish) baile de los danzantes el primer día de la fiesta

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

ruya’a guya’a lo bixpr

Dance of the Danzantes on the eve of the fiesta

(Spanish) Baile de los danzantes en la víspera de la fiesta

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

ruya' dguya’a

dance of the feather

(Spanish) Danza de la Pluma

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

txe’el Cortes

Marina

(Spanish) Marina

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

txi ruluxh guya’a

finish the set amount of time for being one of the Danzantes (3 year periods)

(Spanish) termina la promesa (de 3 años)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

txonn pas

three step (La Danza step)

(Spanish) paso tres (paso de La Danza)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

xab kamp

xab kamp

outfits of the ’subalternate’ characters

(Spanish) traje de los subalternos

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

xhyag guya'a

shirt worn by the dancers

(Spanish) camisa para danzantes

Speaker: Juana Mendoza Martinez

xhyag guya'a

dancer’s shirt

(Spanish) la camisa del danzante

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

xtiung

tie-down (La Danza step)

(Spanish) amarrador (paso de La Danza)

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

xtunxh gubis

rattle sound

(Spanish) sonido del cascabel

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

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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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how to cite: Janet Chávez Santiago, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, 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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