Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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a bizïin ne dius yubtu laguar ree

welcome to this place; God has brought you

(Spanish) bienvenidos a este lugar; Dios los ha traído a ustedes

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

angely

angely

little angel, cherub

(Spanish) angelito, querubín

Speaker: Manuel Bazan Chávez

anim

soul

(Spanish) ánima (de difunto)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

baku

noun altar (in a church)

(Spanish) altar (en una iglesia)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bekies

dog (nahual)

(Spanish) perro (nahual)

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

ben dxab

devil

(Spanish) diablo

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

benny na la‘zen

’spirit animal’

(Spanish) nahual

Speaker: Horacio Mendoza Martinez

bixus

bixus

noun priest

(Spanish) sacerdote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixus

bixus

noun priest

(Spanish) sacerdote; cura

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

dau

adjective sacred

(Spanish) sagrado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

diabl

noun devil

(Spanish) diablo

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernandez

dius

noun God

(Spanish) Dios

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dxan

noun saint

(Spanish) santo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

giesa’

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

kunrutxey medy

box for offerings in church; small bank (cashbox)

(Spanish) alcancía

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

lani Santisim Kruzy

celebration of Santa Cruz, celebration of the Holy Cross

(Spanish) fiesta de la Santa Cruz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani xten Dad Bid

lani xten Dad Bid

fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre

(Spanish) fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

lani xten gibà’ Natibidá

celebration of the Nativity of Mary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgen de Natividad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani xten Nan gibà’ Xsary

celebration of the Virgin of the Rosary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgin del Rosario

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lo dxan

lo dxan

noun altar (in a house)

(Spanish) altar (en una casa)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

mierkw lanii dee

ash Wednesday

(Spanish) miércoles de ceniza

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

miix

miix

noun mass

(Spanish) misa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

nisle’e

noun holy water

(Spanish) agua bendita

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

pa tugul

pa tugul

pan de muerto

(Spanish) pan de muerto

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

rugwap Dyus tugul

pay one’s respect at the home where a dead person is laid out before the funeral

(Spanish) presentar sus respetos en la casa donde una persona muerta está acostada, antes del funeral

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruin xsary par tugul

ruin xsary par tugul

prayers are said for someone after he dies

(Spanish) se dicen oraciones para un difunto

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

tedixbe’e

tedixbe’e

alms; handout; offering

(Spanish) limosna; ofrenda

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

Tsïgul

noun huehuete (master of ceremonies, village protocol expert)

(Spanish) ahuehuete (maestro de ceremonia, experto del protocolo del pueblo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

xhub dul

takes communion

(Spanish) comulga

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles

Xman Sant

Xman Sant

Holy Week

(Spanish) Semana Santa

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

yal

yal

incense

(Spanish) copal

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

yudau

yudau

noun 1. church; 2. religion

(Spanish) 1. iglesia; 2. religión

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).
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: 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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