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Tlacochahuaya Zapotec talking dictionary

Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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version 2.2, 7.2023

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Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

The Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2863 entries, with 2861 audio files and 1029 images.
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bëd gidy [+]

   hen

( Spanish ) gallina

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
yarbay [+]

   Crested Caracara, type of hawk

( Spanish ) quebrantahueso

Scientific name: Caracara plancus cheriway

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Photo by JamieDrakePhotos, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
¡Za’k rsily! [+]

   Good morning!

( Spanish ) ¡Buenos días!

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • greeting
¡Za’k wxin! [+]

   Good evening!

( Spanish ) ¡Buenas noches!

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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Semantic domains:

  • greeting
¡Zak laychi! [+]

   Good day (midday)!

( Spanish ) ¡Buenos días (medío dia)!

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales


Semantic domains:

  • greeting
"merg" xtiazh [+]

   rows to plant garlic

( Spanish ) mergas de ajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
amak [+]

   hammock

( Spanish ) hamaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • people
an dxi [+]

   today

( Spanish ) hoy

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • time
arros [+]

   rice

( Spanish ) arroz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ba bliby la'n gizh [+]

noun    dry corn plants are tied together

( Spanish ) el zacate está amarrado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Lo de be’éu gal nald, Bën Za rnda’á guel ne rtiugh ghuishr. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • corn
ba’t [+]

   skunk

( Spanish ) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
ba’t [+]

   skunk

( Spanish ) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
ba’t [+]

   skunk

( Spanish ) zorillo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
baa [+]

   tomb

( Spanish ) sepultura

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bag [+]

noun    cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L07
bag [+]

   cow

( Spanish ) vaca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L07
bahl [+]

   star

( Spanish ) estrella

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bahl [+]

   fire

( Spanish ) fuego

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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Semantic domains:

  • CC L04
bahl [+]

   star

( Spanish ) estrella

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bahl [+]

   fire

( Spanish ) lumbre

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • CC L04
bahny [+]

   mud

( Spanish ) barro, lodo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Twitter Wetip rtop bany, par gachu lizny te cua’yni zët xteni // A Wasp gathers mud, to build its house, where it will lay its eggs // La avispa junta lodo, para formar su casita donde pondrá sus huevec

baht [+]

   shirt

( Spanish ) camisa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • clothing
  • CC L11
baht zhily [+]

   cotton shirt

( Spanish ) camisa de algodón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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Semantic domains:

  • clothing
bar [+]

   stick

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • CC L07
bar [+]

noun    ceremonial stick

( Spanish ) baston de mando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • customs and events
bay [+]

noun    shawl

( Spanish ) rebozo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • clothing
  • CC L14
bchan [+]

   larvae of beetles

( Spanish ) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bdian nagas [+]

noun    black ant

( Spanish ) hormiga negra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bdo [+]

   baby

( Spanish ) bebé

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • CC L03
  • CC L07
bdo beez [+]

   newborn baby

( Spanish ) bebe recién nacido

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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bdu’ld [+]

   tadpole

( Spanish ) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bdua [+]

   banana

( Spanish ) plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • CC L03
  • CC L06
bdua [+]

   banana

( Spanish ) plátano

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • CC L03
  • CC L06
bdua gëch [+]

noun    cuajilote (type of wild banana)

( Spanish ) cuajilote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Example: Bën Za ro Bdua Gëch chi rac deb guishru. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bdua xtily [+]

   castilla bananas

( Spanish ) platano de castilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bdxie [+]

   barn owl

( Spanish ) lechuza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bdxie [+]

   barn owl

( Spanish ) lechuza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bdzëdz [+]

   squirrel

( Spanish ) ardilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bdzëdz [+]

   squirrel

( Spanish ) ardilla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bdzëdz [+]

   squirrel

( Spanish ) ardilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
be’ [+]

noun    mushroom

( Spanish ) hongo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Chi rzu doo nis guia rzulo rach be’é. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • CC L01
be’ [+]

   mushroom

( Spanish ) hongo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • CC L01
be’ [+]

   mezquite seeds

( Spanish ) semilla de mesquite

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be’ dany [+]

   wild mushroom

( Spanish ) hongo silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be’ zhnia [+]

   red mushroom

( Spanish ) hongo rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Gad yab za’ákti nis guia, per ba ca zulo ca dop beld Be’ xnia la’n Gëch Dani// It hasn’t rained well, but some Red Mushroom are being gathered in The Northern Sierra. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • food
be’kw [+]

noun    dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L02
  • CC L05
be’kw [+]

   dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L02
  • CC L05
be’ld [+]

noun    snake

( Spanish ) culebra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC L10
be’ld [+]

   snake

( Spanish ) culebra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC L10
be’ld zet [+]

   wire worm

( Spanish ) gusano de alambre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be’ldub [+]

   1. a red worm found in the maguey, 2. the color of said worm

( Spanish ) 1. un gusano rojo que vive en el maguey, 2. el color de este gusano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
be’ldub [+]

   purple (only for corn)

( Spanish ) morado, el color del gusano de maguey (solo para maíz)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rushna gel nakits cun gel be’ldub ria ni rni de bniety: blanca-morada // When purple and white corn get mixed due to pollination Zapotecs of Tlacochahauya named the act: the marriage of tw


Semantic domains:

  • corn
  • color
be’ldyu [+]

   garden worm

( Spanish ) lombriz de tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
be’u [+]

   moon

( Spanish ) luna

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be’u [+]

   moon

( Spanish ) luna

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

be’u rë’ny [+]

   new moon

( Spanish ) luna nueva

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be’u rë’ny [+]

   new moon

( Spanish ) luna tierna

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

be’u zë’ny [+]

   full moon

( Spanish ) luna llena

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be’u zë’ny [+]

   full moon

( Spanish ) luna llena

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

be' nakits [+]

   white wild mushroom

( Spanish ) hongo blanco silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
bech [+]

   vulture

( Spanish ) zopilote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bëch [+]

   tule grass (used to make roofs)

( Spanish ) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • plant
bech [+]

   vulture

( Spanish ) buitre, zopilote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bech [+]

   vulture

( Spanish ) zopilote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bed [+]

   braids

( Spanish ) trenzas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd ga [+]

   rare species of grasshopper

( Spanish ) especie rara de saltamontes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd gidy [+]

noun    chicken

( Spanish ) gallina

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Example: see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bëd gidy bsia [+]

   eagle-looking hen

( Spanish ) gallina con color de aguila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd gidy bzhi nagats [+]

   yellow plymouth rock hen

( Spanish ) gallina empedrada amarilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd gidy gie [+]

   spotted hen

( Spanish ) gallina con manchas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd gidy nagas [+]

   black hen

( Spanish ) gallina negra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Twitter Zët bëdy gidy nagas, rzhu par rza bëny te gak nab gal naza’k // Eggs from black hens are considered a good omen, they’re rubbed on people’s bodies to attract good fortune // Los hue

bëd gidy nis de [+]

   grey hen

( Spanish ) gallina gris

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd gidy ro wlaz [+]

   hen eats amaranth weed

( Spanish ) la gallina come quintonil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd gidy xhnia [+]

   red hen

( Spanish ) gallina cobrada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Bëd gidy xnia / Gallina roja o colorada / Red hen see more on Twitter

bëd ingul [+]

noun    turkey

( Spanish ) guajolote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Bëd ingul rcuane sa’áni. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC L07
bëd ingul galgez [+]

   mutual celebratory gift of turkeys

( Spanish ) guajolotes de guelaguetza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd ingul la’n ga [+]

   turkey for an offering

( Spanish ) guajolote en canasta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd lach [+]

noun    turkey hen

( Spanish ) guajolota

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Bën za run de bëd lach rguez zët bëd guidy. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bëd lach [+]

   female turkey

( Spanish ) guajolota

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC L07
bëd latxi’ ni ba brux kiany [+]

   young turkey

( Spanish ) guajolotito

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëd zhig [+]

   Guinea fowl

( Spanish ) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bëdi’ [+]

   chick

( Spanish ) pollito

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bedund [+]

   hummingbird

( Spanish ) colibrí o chuparosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedund [+]

   hummingbird

( Spanish ) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bedund [+]

   hummingbird

( Spanish ) colibrí

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bëdy kaj [+]

   farm-raised chicken

( Spanish ) pollo de granja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • agriculture
begeg [+]

   mosquito

( Spanish ) sancudo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
begich [+]

   fly

( Spanish ) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
begich [+]

   fly

( Spanish ) mosca

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
begidy [+]

   butterfly

( Spanish ) mariposa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
begidy [+]

   butterfly

( Spanish ) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
begidy nagas [+]

   black butterfly

( Spanish ) mariposa negra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bëhch [+]

   cracks in the soil

( Spanish ) rajaduras en la tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

behld [+]

   fish

( Spanish ) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC L05
behld [+]

   fish

( Spanish ) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC L05
behld [+]

   fish

( Spanish ) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • CC L01
  • CC L05
behld gel [+]

   river fish

( Spanish ) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bel [+]

noun    meat

( Spanish ) carne

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • CC L01
  • CC L13
bel [+]

   meat

( Spanish ) carne

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • CC L01
  • CC L13
bel bëdy crioy [+]

   native chicken meat

( Spanish ) carne de pollo criollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • food
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All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities. (2013-2019)
Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, Moisés García Guzmán, and María Mercedes Méndez Morales, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
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). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


Most of the black and white line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.

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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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Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, Moisés García Guzmán, and María Mercedes Méndez Morales, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
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). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.


Most of the black and white line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.

All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
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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