Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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begw lay

begw lay

heddle (part of loom)

(Spanish) peine de telar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ganily

bobbin

(Spanish) canillo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

grek gie

grek gie

(name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) caracol (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

grek gusiu

lightning (name of weaving pattern)

(Spanish) relámpago (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gulag

shaft frame of a loom (where the weavings are stretched)

(Spanish) estirador en el telar (donde los tejidos son estirados)

Speaker: María Dolores Santiago Arellanes

kade lady

(Spanish) se está encogiendo /cerrando el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kagibia duu

(Spanish) estoy lavando el hilo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kasia lo lady

(Spanish) estoy limpiando el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kayunia ganily

(Spanish) estoy haciendo el canillo

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

kazubu duu lady

(Spanish) estás poniendo los hilos para el tapete

Speaker: Oscar Bautista Gonzáles

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All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2017).
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, Esénia Bañuelos, Ben Gevirtz, Lillian Leibovich, & K. David Harrison. 2025.Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 3.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan

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