Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

Did you see my brother Jeronimo?

(Spanish) Viste a mi hermano Jerónimo?

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bull; ox noun

(Spanish) toro

Example: Ske rzuchu de gu’n chi rliuzh lani ro’ xte Zunni / Bulls are decorated like this when the main fiesta ends in Tlacochahuaya / Toro adornado para culminar la fiesta de Tlacochahuaya. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bull

(Spanish) toro

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cebu bull

(Spanish) toro cebú

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild bulls

(Spanish) toro cerrero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bull being trained

(Spanish) toro aprendiendo a arar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

zebu, type of bull with a hump

(Spanish) cebú (toro grande que tiene una giba)

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

smoke

(Spanish) humo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn to prepare tortillas was cooked for too long

(Spanish) el Nixtamal se coció demasiado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn to prepare tortillas and was removed early from the cooking process

(Spanish) nixtamal removido antes de tiempo de su proceso de cocción

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the rose plant grew tall

(Spanish) creció alto el resal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sandal

(Spanish) huarache, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sandal

(Spanish) huarache, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

broom noun

(Spanish) escoba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

broom

(Spanish) escoba

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

broom for patios noun

(Spanish) escoba de patio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

agave fiber, maguey fiber

(Spanish) fibra de maguey, fibra de agave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ear of corn did not come out (due to lack of water)

(Spanish) los jilotes se atoraron (por falta de agua)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fantastic

(Spanish) fantástico

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

zebra dove noun

(Spanish) tortola / tortolita

Example: see more on Twitter Gugh yu uzhia rdu’n loni, te ru’ldmë la’n de zhiz yag, ne la’n ya’ // Tortolita de tierra, es difícil de ver porque canta dentro de los árboles o en carrizales // Mournin

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

zebra dove

(Spanish) tortola / tortolita

Example: see more on Twitter Gugh yu uzhia rdu’n loni, te ru’ldmë la’n de zhiz yag, ne la’n ya’ // Tortolita de tierra, es difícil de ver porque canta dentro de los árboles o en carrizales // Mournin

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

small bird that sings a sad song noun

(Spanish) pájaro pequeño que canta con tristeza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

music noun

(Spanish) música

Example: Nasa’á na rate lani xte Bën Zaa, te kët ria’áldti bnieti güi’íld. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

music

(Spanish) música

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the fields got muddy

(Spanish) se enlodaron los campos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

When did you arrive?

(Spanish) ¿Cuándo llegaste?

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

good harvest of apples

(Spanish) se dieron bien los manzanas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

old (of people, 50-70)

(Spanish) anciano/a (de humanos, entre 50 y 70 años de edad)

Example: see more on Twitter Bichi’ ga de chape’ rzed gal rya’, te kët ya’n laz deb de ni bsa’ne xpën gul nu don / Young girls start dancing at an early age, to continue the traditions of our elders

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blal (pre-Colombian earthenware figure)

(Spanish) blal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bird similar to a dove or pigeon noun

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

alms

(Spanish) limosna

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beetle that eats cactus leaves

(Spanish) escarabajo que come nopales

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corral noun

(Spanish) corral. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

carrizo reed fence for trees

(Spanish) potector de arboles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

praying mantis (it is said that the insect’s raised forelegs point to one’s true love)

(Spanish) mantis religiosa (se dice que las patas delanteras señalan el amor verdadero de alguien quando se levantan)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower stick of agave plants noun

(Spanish) quiote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stem of agave plant noun

(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

dead

(Spanish) muerto

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

relationship between parents of two spouses noun

(Spanish) consuegros

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

incense smoke

(Spanish) humo de copal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of bird that sings in the cacti

(Spanish) pájaro que hace sonido en los órganos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bags of chickpea beans

(Spanish) costales de garbanzo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

impressive

(Spanish) impresionante

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Fine.

(Spanish) bien, estoy bien

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

carrizo reed noun

(Spanish) carrizo

Example: Uzan ru’úch nis ya’á rë’ni te ru za’ák deb. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

carrizo reed noun

(Spanish) carrizo

Example: Uzan ru’úch nis ya’á rë’ni te ru za’ák deb.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

carrizo reed

(Spanish) carrizo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

baby’s breath flower noun

(Spanish) flor de nubes

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

rose noun

(Spanish) rosa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales