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Tlacochahuaya Zapotec talking dictionary

Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

online talking dictionary

version 2.2, 7.2023

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Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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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
bel gu’n [+]

   beef

( Spanish ) carne de res

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bel naga’ [+]

   raw meat

( Spanish ) carne cruda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • food
belbëhdy [+]

   chicken meat

( Spanish ) carne de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • food
belbëhdy [+]

   chicken meat

( Spanish ) carne de pollo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • food
beld bix [+]

   "lisa" fish cured in sea salt

( Spanish ) lisa curada en sal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

belduy [+]

noun    nance (wild cherry endemic to Oaxaca)

( Spanish ) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
belduy bes [+]

   wild nance (type of wild fruit)

( Spanish ) nanche silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales


Semantic domains:

  • food
ben [+]

noun    dregs, grounds (of liquid)

( Spanish ) sedimento, asiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • CC L04
bën zha dahny [+]

   person who lives in the foothills of the mountain

( Spanish ) persona que vive en las faldas de la montaña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • people
bëny [+]

   people

( Spanish ) gente

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • people
bes [+]

   jaguar, ocelote

( Spanish ) jaguar, ocelote, tigrillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bestid [+]

   dress

( Spanish ) vestido, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • clothing
  • CC L11
betsëni [+]

   tick

( Spanish ) garrapata

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

betsi’a [+]

   louse

( Spanish ) piojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

betsi’a [+]

   louse

( Spanish ) piojo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

betsihny [+]

   bat

( Spanish ) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
betsihny [+]

   bat

( Spanish ) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
betsiny [+]

   bat

( Spanish ) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
betub [+]

noun    beetle

( Spanish ) escarabajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Chi riab za’ák nis guia ria de Betub. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bew [+]

noun    coyote

( Spanish ) coyote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Xhques Bew rguchu nis te re’é de Bew la’án Dani. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bew [+]

   coyote

( Spanish ) coyote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bew ri’ [+]

noun    cicada

( Spanish ) chicharra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
beyun [+]

noun    fog

( Spanish ) niebla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

bez [+]

   jaguar

( Spanish ) jaguar, ocelote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bez yania [+]

   my Adam's apple

( Spanish ) mi manzana de Adan (cogote)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • body part
bezaa [+]

   blackberry

( Spanish ) mora

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bezbiaw [+]

   bumble bee

( Spanish ) abejorro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Rcily doo ria Bezbiaw re top zëni la’án de guie. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bezbiaw [+]

   bumble bee

( Spanish ) abejorro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bëzh [+]

   grey dove

( Spanish ) güila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bëzh [+]

   gray dove

( Spanish ) güila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bezhun [+]

   spider

( Spanish ) araña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bezyu [+]

   underground honeybees

( Spanish ) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bga gie giny [+]

   ceremonial flower necklace

( Spanish ) collar de flores "chilito"

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • customs and events
  • jewelry and accessories
bga par yan gu'n [+]

   festive necklace for bulls

( Spanish ) collar festivo para toro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • customs and events
bgua lëny [+]

   ailment/pain in the knee

( Spanish ) inflamación de la rodilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • people
  • health and wellness
bgwa lëny [+]

   physical manifestation of emotions as malady

( Spanish ) hinchazon para sentimiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bi [+]

noun    red ant that stings

( Spanish ) hormiga roja de picadura fuerte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Bi xnia run de xkëdni kia nia // La hormiga colorada construye sus nidos en las cabeceras de los campos // Red ants build their nests on the edges of fields. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bi dyeny [+]

noun    ant

( Spanish ) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • insect
  • animal
bi’a [+]

   prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
  • CC L01
bi’a [+]

noun    prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) nopal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Bën Za udily ni goni lo nia, ze’éy bchieldeb Bia’á rë’ni. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
  • CC L01
bi’a [+]

   prickly pear cactus

( Spanish ) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
  • CC L01
bi'ty [+]

   rough or bumpy peel or skin of a fruit, such as an avocado, pineapple, or chirimoya

( Spanish ) piel rugosa de una fruita, como un aguacate, una pina or una chirimoya

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
bia’ brux [+]

   de-thorned cactus leaves

( Spanish ) nopales limpios

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bia’ do [+]

   thistle cactus

( Spanish ) nopal de espiga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bia’ gi’x [+]

   wild cactus

( Spanish ) nopal silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bia’ to [+]

   tuberose (root to wash women’s hair)

( Spanish ) amole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bia'n du lew [+]

   a plowed field

( Spanish ) un campo bien arrado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
biach [+]

noun    Mexican plum, ciruela

( Spanish ) ciruela

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bian gie [+]

noun    ceremonial candle

( Spanish ) vela de concha

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • customs and events
bibi [+]

   jojoba seeds

( Spanish ) semilla de jojoba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Youtube

biby [+]

noun    fruit with which you can make soap

( Spanish ) pipe (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
bid [+]

   ant

( Spanish ) hormiga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bid la’ [+]

   sprouting river tamarind (edible)

( Spanish ) retoño de la planta de huaje (comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • plant
bidy yax [+]

   avocado sprout

( Spanish ) retoño de aguacate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
biëny [+]

   candle, light

( Spanish ) vela, luz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bigupy [+]

   armadillo

( Spanish ) armadillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bin zhity [+]

   onion flower that contains seeds

( Spanish ) flor de cebolla con las semillas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bini ya latx [+]

   pepper tree seeds

( Spanish ) semillas de pirul

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biny [+]

   seed (like that of the man kach plant)

( Spanish ) semilla (como la de la planta garra del diablo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • plant
biny blaxo [+]

noun    pepperleaf seed

( Spanish ) semilla de hierba santa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
biny gizha' [+]

   grass seeds

( Spanish ) semillas de pasto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
biny wlaz [+]

noun    "quintonil" seeds

( Spanish ) semillas de quintonil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
biny xte man katx [+]

   seed pod of devil’s claw (whose dried seeds are eaten to treat prostate inflamation)

( Spanish ) vaina de garra del diablo (cuyas semillas secas se come para curar la inflamación de la próstata)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
biu du yu [+]

   fine soil

( Spanish ) tierra bien molida

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
biub [+]

   chicatana (a type of leaf cutter ant)

( Spanish ) chicatana (un tipo de hormiga arriera)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: Biub yu’úsh ria tuvzila lo yz, rgui’ídem ne redem quia xhub guini. see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • food
  • insect
bixtily [+]

noun    soap

( Spanish ) jabón

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bka’ [+]

   grackle bird

( Spanish ) zanate pequeño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bka’ [+]

   type of blue bird that eats corn

( Spanish ) tipo de pájaro azul que come maíz

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bkëch gie [+]

   mockingbird

( Spanish ) Zenzontle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bki’ts [+]

   honey bee

( Spanish ) abeja

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rzëni bqui’ts lay ndé xtendeb, Bën Za rilo gal na za’k rzënedem // When honey bees land in their garden Zapotecs believe good luck comes with them // Cuando las abejas llegan a sus jar


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • insect
bkity [+]

   rainbow

( Spanish ) arco iris

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bku [+]

   altar

( Spanish ) altar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • CC L04
  • CC L20
bku ro’ [+]

   main altar

( Spanish ) altar mayor

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bkwel [+]

noun    corn husk (used to feed cattle)

( Spanish ) totomoxtle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • corn
bkwel buzh [+]

   corn husk (used to wrap food)

( Spanish ) cocos de totomoxtle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • corn
  • food
blahx gel [+]

   avocado leaves

( Spanish ) hojas de árbol de aguacate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • plant
blahx gel [+]

   avocado tree leaves (edible)

( Spanish ) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Example: see more on Twitter


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
blaxo [+]

   Mexican pepperleaf

( Spanish ) hierba santa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • plant
blaxo [+]

   Mexican pepperleaf

( Spanish ) hierba santa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Example: see more on Youtube


Semantic domains:

  • plant
bli’a [+]

   black zapote

( Spanish ) zapote negro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bliehny [+]

   hare

( Spanish ) liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
blo’ [+]

   crow, raven

( Spanish ) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
  • CC L03
  • CC L11
bloory [+]

   pot used to serve water

( Spanish ) jarro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blyen [+]

   rabbit

( Spanish ) conejo, liebre

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bndaby yalal [+]

   sandals from Yalalag

( Spanish ) huaraches de Yalalag

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bndaby Yalal par bniety una [+]

   Yalalag sandals for women

( Spanish ) Huaraches Yalaltecos para mujer

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bndag bdua [+]

   banana leaf

( Spanish ) hoja de plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
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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.

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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There are currently 2904 entries, 2901 audio files, and 1064 images.

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.

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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