Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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A: Tu bdo re? B: Zhag!

A: Who is that kid? B: The grandchild!

(Spanish) A: ¿Quién es ese niño? B: ¡El nieto/la nieta!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

abiabin

used

(Spanish) usado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

abrika

independent (recently married couple moving to their own house)

(Spanish) independientes (pareja que se caso recientemente y movieron a su propia casa)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

abyony

airplane

(Spanish) avión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

aka gats nis

The corn is yellowing (The corn is mature)

(Spanish) El maíz está amarillando (El maíz está maduro)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

almendr

almond noun

(Spanish) almendra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

almendr

almond

(Spanish) almendra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

amak

amak

hammock

(Spanish) hamaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

amiew

friend

(Spanish) amigo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

an dxi

an dxi

today

(Spanish) hoy

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

an dxi

today

(Spanish) hoy

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

andon

in order to see, so, maybe

(Spanish) tal vez

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anym

soul

(Spanish) ánima

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

arin

flour

(Spanish) harina, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

arros

arros

rice

(Spanish) arroz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

aselg

Chard

(Spanish) acelga, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

asul

blue

(Spanish) azul. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

asuleju

tile

(Spanish) azulejo. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ati

not

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

atiezh

not (negative word used in identificational sentences)

(Spanish) no (palabra negativo usado en oraciones de identificación)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

auksilier

police

(Spanish) policia

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

awdix kie

to accept, resign oneself already (lit. lay down one’s head)

(Spanish) ya aceptar, ya resignarse

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

azmë

asthma

(Spanish) asma

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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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.

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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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