Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

   wild oregano (condiment)

( Spanish ) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   pineapple

( Spanish ) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food

   monkey

( Spanish ) mono

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal

noun    stem of agave plant

( Spanish ) jiote del maguey

Example: Chi rchun gui’ísh, dub rzulo riald guts loni, ne Bën Za rtiu’ú guts te go de icha. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant

   flower called eye of chicken

( Spanish ) flor ojo de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   pork lard, fat from the meat

( Spanish ) grasa, manteca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   bat

( Spanish ) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal

noun    wild bean flowers

( Spanish ) flores de frijol silvestre

Example: Bza bndariy rni’ís la’án dani, ne Bn Za ro de guie lo xub. see more on Twitter

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food
• flower

   tamal (no meat, usually contains leaves, lard or sugar)

( Spanish ) Tamal (sin carne)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

( Spanish ) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food

noun    yellow corn

( Spanish ) maiz amarillo

Example: Bën za rqui’í xhub bshra’áts te re quia laychi. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food
• corn

   morning glory

( Spanish ) flor quebraplato

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   alfalfa

( Spanish ) alfalfa

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   full moon

( Spanish ) luna llena

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

question phrase    do you want? Do you want some? (offering what you’re eating to others.

( Spanish ) quieres? gustas? (ofreciendo a otros lo que uno está comiendo)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

   cactus that produces white cactus fruit

( Spanish ) órganos que dan tunas blancas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   rows (of crops)

( Spanish ) surco

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• agriculture

   grey dove

( Spanish ) güila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal

   marigold (this flower is used for All Saint’s Day festivities)

( Spanish ) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   the sky

( Spanish ) el cielo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    cactus fruit flower

( Spanish ) flor de tuna

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Semantic domains:

• flower
• plant

   sixteen

( Spanish ) dieciséis

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• number

   sheep

( Spanish ) oveja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal

   dark yellow

( Spanish ) amarillo intenso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• color

noun    amarillo (a yellow mole)

( Spanish ) mole amarillo

Example: Bën za ro xhub be’é la’án guet lo zëli. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• food

noun    grasshopper (edible)

( Spanish ) chapulines

Example: Ba riu’ú guie de uxhadi ni ri lo nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal
• food

   chepil (an herb)

( Spanish ) chepil

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food

   house finch

( Spanish ) gorrión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

noun    pumpkin plant sprouts

( Spanish ) guias

Example: Bën Za rtiu’ú lo guit te rac chu xhub cuania’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• food
• plant

   prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food

noun    quebraplato (type of flower)

( Spanish ) quebraplato (tipo de flor)

Example: Chi riab za’ák nisguia la’á cue’écu rbily lo guel. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Semantic domains:

• plant
• flower

   rock, stone

( Spanish ) piedra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   three

( Spanish ) tres

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• number

   tomato plant

( Spanish ) planta de tomate, tomatal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

noun    jilote (corn flower)

( Spanish ) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant
• flower
• corn
• agriculture

noun    yellow ant flower

( Spanish ) flor amarilla de la hormiga

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez see more on Twitter

Semantic domains:

• plant
• flower

   tadpole

( Spanish ) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture (used to prepare tortillas)

( Spanish ) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Example: Xub nily rzhu te rac-chu rate ni ro Bën Za // El nixtamal es la base para preparar alimentos de la cocina Zapoteca // “Nixtamal” is the base of many dishes in the Zapotec kitchen see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• food
• corn

noun    great tailed grackle

( Spanish ) zanate

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

   Good evening!

( Spanish ) ¡Buenas noches!

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• greeting

   thistle

( Spanish ) abrojo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

   corn field

( Spanish ) milpa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• corn
• agriculture

noun    falcon

( Spanish ) halcón

Example: Naa de BnGul Mndiiy riednee Ghal Nald, De Chii ree unhaa loo Mndiiy, Ní’n chalaa ba ca yunii Naald... see more on Twitter

Semantic domains:

• animal

noun    cloud(s)

( Spanish ) nube(s)

Example: Zaa, zaa nis guia, ni rzalaaz don naan bin zaa. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    meat

( Spanish ) carne

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• CC I-3

   beans

( Spanish ) frijoles

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• food

   banana

( Spanish ) plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    adobe (clay bricks)

( Spanish ) adobe

Example: Nde na de yu’ú bsu ladrru rbez de Bën Za // These are adobe homes where Zapotecs live. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   Good midday!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   lunar halo

( Spanish ) halo lunar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   tick

( Spanish ) garrapata

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   leaf

( Spanish ) hoja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant

   burning coals

( Spanish ) carbones encendidos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   purple corn

( Spanish ) maíz morado

Example: Xub be’ldub rzhu te racchu guet ne de xhub / Purple corn to make tortillas and prepare some recipes / Maíz morado, para hacer tortillas y algunos guisados. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• corn
• food

   cotton

( Spanish ) algodón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    onion

( Spanish ) cebolla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food

   corn with weevils (still edible)

( Spanish ) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• corn
• food

noun    rain

( Spanish ) lluvia

Example: Ske rliu gëch Zunni chi rzu doo nis guia. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   clay pot

( Spanish ) Olla de barro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   Good day (midday)!

( Spanish ) ¡Buenos días (medío dia)!

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• greeting

   eagle

( Spanish ) águila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   clay water container

( Spanish ) cántaro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    tortilla(s)

( Spanish ) tortilla(s)

Example: Nde naa Xnan vida, ca cuani guet... // This is my mother, making tortilla... // Ésta es mi mamá, haciendo tortillas. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Semantic domains:

• CC I-5
• food

   sheep

( Spanish ) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

Semantic domains:

• animal

   lizard

( Spanish ) lagartija

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

Semantic domains:

• animal

   grand river (local point of interest in Tlacochahuaya)

( Spanish ) río grande (paraje en Tlacochahuaya)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   endemic white wild aromatic orchid

( Spanish ) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• plant
• flower

   sweet, fruit

( Spanish ) dulce, fruta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    fog

( Spanish ) niebla

Example: Beyun runza’ák guel la’án gëch Dani. see more on Twitter

   butterfly

( Spanish ) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

Semantic domains:

• animal

noun    chicken

( Spanish ) gallina

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Semantic domains:

• animal

   coal

( Spanish ) carbón

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   hare

( Spanish ) liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal

noun    dregs, grounds (of liquid)

( Spanish ) sedimento, asiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• CC I-4

noun    shawl

( Spanish ) rebozo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Semantic domains:

• clothing

   local variety of fresh chilli pod

( Spanish ) Chile de árbol

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant
• food

   type of grasshopper

( Spanish ) saltamontes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   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

   bird

( Spanish ) pajaro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird

   Tamal in banana leaves

( Spanish ) Tamal en hoja de platano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    church

( Spanish ) iglesia

Example: Nde na Gdo Zunni de chi lani... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   one tortilla

( Spanish ) una tortilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• food

   endemic white wild aromatic orchid

( Spanish ) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   copal bush (fruits used in the treatment of acne)

( Spanish ) árbol de copal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   Tamal (with meat, usually chicken or pork)

( Spanish ) Tama (con carne de pollo o puerco)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   Guinea fowl

( Spanish ) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    dog

( Spanish ) perro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal

noun    ant

noun    earthquake

( Spanish ) temblor

Example: Bën Zunni gwendilaaz, yu’ú uxhuu ghal zii... Uxhuu zii pad iñ beed, pur cha la bia duu xha guibaa... see more on Twitter

   stone used to grind chilis

( Spanish ) tejolote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   river

( Spanish ) río

Example: Chi rded nis guia rzulo ria nis la’án de guew. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   gourd to carry water

( Spanish ) bule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   rainforest

( Spanish ) bosque, bosque de niebla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

   twenty-two

( Spanish ) veintidos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• number

   fly

( Spanish ) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    a tree with small, egg-like fruits (lit. ’tree of dew’; people feed the fruit to chickens)

( Spanish ) un árbol con fruta como huevos pequeños (literalmente ’árbol de rocío’; se alimenta a los gallinas con estas frutas)

Example: BnZaa ryan Yabni de bëd guidy te chewla cua’áy dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• plant
• flower

   wild bush, used to treat "craving" desease

( Spanish ) hierba de antojos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

noun    castor oil plant

( Spanish ) higuerilla

Example: Bën Za rtub de shi cos la’án bndag ya blap. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Semantic domains:

• plant

   clay pot strainer (used to drain cooked corn)

( Spanish ) oll coladora de barro (usda para escurrir el nixtamal)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• corn

   crow, raven

( Spanish ) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Semantic domains:

• animal
• bird