Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

young corn plants

(Spanish) milpitas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn sprouts for offerings

(Spanish) milpitas para ofrenda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Miguel Proper Noun

(Spanish) Miguel

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Guelacé (town)

(Spanish) Guelacé (pueblo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

clay pot

(Spanish) Olla de barro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

brand new pot

(Spanish) olla nueva

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tlapazola red pottery

(Spanish) barro rojo de Tlapazola

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Atzompa pottery

(Spanish) ollas de Atzompa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

clay pot strainer (used to drain cooked corn)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla(s) noun

(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

tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

(Spanish) Tamal (sin carne)

Example: "Canel" "panel" ne ze'é ria'áti lo gui'íts te racchu guet baz ze'é /Cinammon, molasses and sweetcorn are grinded to make sweetcorn tamales see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tamal with chepíl leaves

(Spanish) Tamal de chepiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla covered with fungus noun

(Spanish) tortilla cubierta con moho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tostada noun

(Spanish) tostada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla made the day before (not fresh)

(Spanish) tortilla hecha el día anterior (no fresca)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fresh tortilla, warm tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla calientita

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tortilla made by people of the sierras

(Spanish) tortilla hecha por personas de la sierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tamal (with meat, usually chicken or pork)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tamal made with mole

(Spanish) tamal de mole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tamal in banana leaves

(Spanish) Tamal en hoja de platano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tamal wrapped in corn leaf

(Spanish) tamal en hoja de milpa

Example: see more on Twitter Tweet See new Tweets Conversation Moisés García Guzmán @BnZunni Bën Xguie' zwela ro guet gu' la'n bndag guel, ne runchu deb deñ cun xub be'ldub... // Pople from Teotitlán del Valle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortillas that are made to be sold to the public

(Spanish) tortillas para vender

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(Spanish) tortilla blanda lit. tortilla suave o fresca

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

soft tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla blanda, suave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thin tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla delgada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

empanada

(Spanish) empanada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the tortilla is delicious phrase

(Spanish) la tortilla es sabrosa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thick tortilla noun

(Spanish) tortilla gruesa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crunchy tortilla, tlayuda

(Spanish) tortilla tlayuda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

"tlayuda" tortilla from Teitipac

(Spanish) tlayudas de Teitipac

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a type of dish, made with tortilla and salsa noun

(Spanish) tortillas con salsa de tomate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bread, loaf of bread noun

(Spanish) pan, pan dulce, pieza de pan

Example: Guet Xtily ni rac chu Latuvi, tuv gëch Dani. // Bread made in "Latuvi" a Northern Sierra town see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

"amarillo bread" from Tlacolula

(Spanish) pan amarillo from Tlacolula

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ojaldra bread

(Spanish) pan ojaldra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wheat bread

(Spanish) pan de trigo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stale tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla dura

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thorn

(Spanish) espina

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild cactus

(Spanish) abrojo panchovilla

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

grand river (local point of interest in Tlacochahuaya)

(Spanish) río grande (paraje en Tlacochahuaya)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thorny bush

(Spanish) abrojo de milpa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blessed bread

(Spanish) pan bendito

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

round pot used to carry food

(Spanish) olla de asa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ice, frozen

(Spanish) hielo, congelado

Example: see more on Twitter Chi red gëy, rza’ymë de lëny, ne rginzamë de uxhdia // When ice storms come, plants are charred, but harmful plagues are also killed // Las heladas queman las plantas pero también mata a todas

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

black ice storm

(Spanish) helada negra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cigarette

(Spanish) cigarrillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

burning coals

(Spanish) carbones encendidos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fire

(Spanish) lumbre

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

metate, flat grinding stone

(Spanish) metate

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

paper

(Spanish) papel

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grinding stone

(Spanish) metate

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grinding stone (not formally carved but found)

(Spanish) metate (una piedra encontrada usado como un metate)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

new metate

(Spanish) metate nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

old metate

(Spanish) metate viejo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weed

(Spanish) hierba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rock, stone

(Spanish) piedra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

river stones (pebbles)

(Spanish) piedras de rio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

stone used to grind chilis

(Spanish) tejolote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

metal, brass, iron, steel

(Spanish) fierro, hierro, metal, acero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bell

(Spanish) campana

Example: see more on Twitter Gazub lay dxi, rza’ gib Gdo Zunni, te de Bën gul za rni, lay dxi rliuzh Mizh giba // Everyday at noon, bells toll in Tlacochahuaya, because our elders believed at that time, Mass ends in heaven

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sickle (used for cutting alfalfa) noun

(Spanish) hoz (se usa para cortar alfalfa)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

sickle (used for cutting alfalfa)

(Spanish) hoz (usado para cortar alfalfa)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bells tolling at noon (bell 12)

(Spanish) campanada de mediodía

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the sky

(Spanish) el cielo

Example: see more on Twitter Gazub lay dxi, rza’ gib Gdo Zunni, te de Bën gul za rni, lay dxi rliuzh Mizh giba // Everyday at noon, bells toll in Tlacochahuaya, because our elders believed at that time, Mass ends in heaven

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my eyelashes

(Spanish) mi pestañas

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hair (of the head)

(Spanish) pelo (de la cabeza)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

blonde hair

(Spanish) pelo rubio

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

my underarm hair (hair inside my arm)

(Spanish) mi pelo de axila (pelo adentro de mi axila)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my ear hair (hair inside my ear)

(Spanish) mi pelo de oreja (pelo adentro de mi oreja)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

beard

(Spanish) barba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my beard, facial hair (not mustache)

(Spanish) mi barba (sin bigote)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my forearm hair

(Spanish) mi pelo de antebrazo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my leg hair

(Spanish) mi pelo de piedra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mustache

(Spanish) bigote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eyelash

(Spanish) pestaña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my mustache

(Spanish) mi bigote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my eyebrow

(Spanish) mi ceja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

My hair

(Spanish) Mi cabello

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Long hair

(Spanish) Pelo largo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

moustache

(Spanish) bigote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lip

(Spanish) labio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

absurd

(Spanish) absurdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

scissors

(Spanish) tijer

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

leather

(Spanish) cuero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

skin

(Spanish) piel

Example: Btsë xhub rshru te go ne isia guid lady bëni / These tiny cactus fruit, are edible and cleanse the skin see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eyelid

(Spanish) párpado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Example: Bezbiau rguili tëni lo de guie. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

(Spanish) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower of prickly pear

(Spanish) flor de nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

guava tree flower

(Spanish) flor de guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bougainvillea

(Spanish) flor buganvilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

moon’s eye flower

(Spanish) violeta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week

(Spanish) flor de mayo, cacaloxúchitl, flor que sirve para coronas el jueves de la semana santa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

plumeria flower noun

(Spanish) flor de mayo

Example: Bën Za runchu guie du’úld Guie Bshri te rzab yan chan. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán