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gie giny

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wax mallow flower (used to make necklaces for saints or special pots for religious ceremonies and mayordomias)

(Spanish) wax mallow flower (usada como collar para santos o vasijas especiales en ceremonias religiosas y mayordomias

Example: see more on Twitter Ske rzab gue giny can ri’ batx lo de lani ro’ xte gëdx Zunni // “Monacillo” flowers adorning a pot that contains ceremonial drinks during the feast of Tlacochahuaya // Flores chilito adorn

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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how to cite: Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle and Moisés García Guzmán, with Kathryn Goldberg, María Mercedes Méndez Morales, Benjamin Paul, May Helena Plumb, Chantal Reyes, Cecilia G. Williamson, & K. David Harrison. 2019. Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.1. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/tlacochahuaya

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