Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

hard

(Spanish) duro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

You speak Zapotec well. (lit. Your Zapotec sounds crunchy.)

(Spanish) Hablas muy bien el Zapoteco. (lit. Tú zapoteco suena tostado.)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

common adjective

(Spanish) común

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chocolate tablet

(Spanish) tablilla de chocolate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bites (small portions) noun

(Spanish) pedazos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

this pronoun

(Spanish) éste

Example: De chi lani, rzu chu de Gdo. Nde na gëch Luaan / Churches are decorated during fiestas. This is the town of Etla. / Las Iglesias se adornan en las fiestas, ésta es la Villa de Etla. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Antonio García Cruz

this one

(Spanish) éste / ésta

Example: De chi lani, rzu chu de Gdo. Nde na gëch Luaan / Churches are decorated during fiestas. This is the town of Etla. / Las Iglesias se adornan en las fiestas, ésta es la Villa de Etla. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

this one

(Spanish) esto

Example: De chi lani, rzu chu de Gdo. Nde na gëch Luaan / Churches are decorated during fiestas. This is the town of Etla. / Las Iglesias se adornan en las fiestas, ésta es la Villa de Etla. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

This is going to be my year!

(Spanish) ¡Este va ser mi año!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

that one

(Spanish) aquel / aquella

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

right (direction) adverb

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Oaxaca Proper Noun

(Spanish) Oaxaca

Example: Yu’ doo btsëny lo Chucluat re’ bineti chi ru’ lani Ndua’ // In Oaxaca, you’ll enjoy a foamy hot chocolate during parties // Chocolate Oaxaqueño: caliento y espumoso. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Anthony

(Spanish) Antonio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fat adjective

(Spanish) gordo (a)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

and (conjunction)

(Spanish) y (conjunción)

Example: Xhub ne git, rnitx don gal nabani... // Corn and pumpkins give us life... // El maíz y la calabaza nos dan fuerza... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turpentine

(Spanish) trementina

Example: Nëdi ni rac rmëdi de zët, ca chun can yagëdi / Turpentine that is used to heal bone fractures / Trementina de ocote que puede curar algunas fracturas. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dark yellow

(Spanish) amarillo intenso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

road noun

(Spanish) camino

Example: Zacru ne chiru, ze’éy na de nes la’án Gëch Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

roughly (used before locational phrases)

(Spanish) aproximadamente

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

road, path, way

(Spanish) camino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

who, that, which (relative pronoun)

(Spanish) quien, cual, que (pronombre relativo)

Example: Nëdi ni rac rmëdi de zët, ca chun can yagëdi / Turpentine that is used to heal bone fractures / Trementina de ocote que puede curar algunas fracturas. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

doesn’t change

(Spanish) no cambia

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

something that does not appear often, exotic

(Spanish) algo que no aparece usualmente, exótico

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: Rufina Blas Martinez

invisible

(Spanish) invisible

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

It’s up to you...

(Spanish) Lo que tu digas...

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

helper

(Spanish) ayudante

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ambicious

(Spanish) ambicioso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sheperd

(Spanish) vaquero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

drinks

(Spanish) bebidas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

able

(Spanish) capaz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tailor

(Spanish) sastre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

compost

(Spanish) composta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

homegrown

(Spanish) casero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anxious

(Spanish) ansioso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

traditional healer

(Spanish) curandera

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

what follows

(Spanish) lo que sigue

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

foot

(Spanish) pie

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

under

(Spanish) abajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

clean

(Spanish) limpio

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

clear, light, clean, white

(Spanish) claro, limpio, blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my lower leg, my foot

(Spanish) mi pié

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fierce

(Spanish) feroz

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

clear

(Spanish) claro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

empty

(Spanish) vació

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

nicuatole (a corn based dessert)

(Spanish) nicuatole

Example: “Nicuatol” na tuv nax ni racchu cun xub ne rquini bëni lo xman sant / “Nicuatole” is a corn based dessert eaten during lent. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

clear, light, clean, white

(Spanish) claro, limpio, blanco

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ice cream

(Spanish) nieve/helado, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(of a person) picky, fancy, delicate

(Spanish) (con relación a una persona) exigente, especial, delicado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

stuck up

(Spanish) presumido

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

transparent, clear

(Spanish) transparente, claro

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

(Spanish) grosero (adulto que se porta mal)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

mean (lit. without goodness)

(Spanish) malo (lit. sin bondad)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

useless

(Spanish) inútil

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

boiled corn to prepare atole

(Spanish) maiz hervido para preparar atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

inevitable

(Spanish) inevitable

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

sculpture of infant jesus

(Spanish) niño dios, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(Spanish) grosero (niño que se porta mal)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

useful

(Spanish) útil

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

water noun

(Spanish) agua

Example: Zily nis ca guiet la'án de dani lo de la'áts / A lot of water is flowing from the mountains to the Valleys see more on Twitter

Speaker: Antonio García Cruz

tea of Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) te de hierba santa,

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the tea of the mexican pepperleaf reduces inflammation

(Spanish) agua de hierba santa desinflama

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guava sprout tea

(Spanish) ted de retoño de guava

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guava sprout tea

(Spanish) ted de retoño de guava

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sea, ocean noun

(Spanish) mar, oceano

Example: Ru’ú nis doo, rianlazu grate ni run ru’ú garza’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rain

(Spanish) lluvia

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rain

(Spanish) lluvia

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

wild mint tea

(Spanish) te de poleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chilacayota water

(Spanish) agua de chilacayota

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a lot of water flows from the mountains noun

(Spanish) baja mucha agua de las montañas

Example: Zily nis ca guiet la’án de dani lo de la’áts. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

well water

(Spanish) agua de pozo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gray, lit. ashy water

(Spanish) gris, lit. agua con cenizas

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

sugar cane

(Spanish) caña de azúcar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

green sugar cane

(Spanish) caña de azúcar, verde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cob

(Spanish) mazorca

Example: Chi riab za'ák nis guia Bën Za rsul di niz / When it rains a lot, Zapotecs raise ears of corn to dry them see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn opened at the tip by rodents

(Spanish) (maiz) mazorca abierta de la punta por los roedores

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tiny ears of corn

(Spanish) mazorca pequeñita

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn gone bad at its core

(Spanish) maiz picado en el centro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with fungus

(Spanish) maiz con moho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

newly harvested corn

(Spanish) mazorca nueva

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn for offering

(Spanish) maiz para ofrenda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn for making atole

(Spanish) maiz para atole

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn for "segueza"

(Spanish) maiz para zegueza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

scorpion

(Spanish) alacrán

Speaker: Antonio García Cruz

scorpion

(Spanish) alacrán

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

first adjective

(Spanish) primero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm carrying a basket of chiles.

(Spanish) Estoy cargando el canasto de chiles.

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mixed

(Spanish) mezclado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

agave nectar

(Spanish) pulque

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I'm carrying verb

(Spanish) estoy cargando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

spicy

(Spanish) picoso

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez