Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

punishes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stands in line

(Spanish) hacer fila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

accompanies

(Spanish) acompaña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

protests

(Spanish) protestar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

suspects

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

works as

(Spanish) trabajar de

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

share, invite

(Spanish) compartir, invitar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

here

(Spanish) aquí

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

I get married

(Spanish) me caso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

entryway to the (traditional) kitchen

(Spanish) entrada de la cocina (tradicional)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

entryway of the living room

(Spanish) la entrada de la pieza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

I carry

(Spanish) cargo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

opens

(Spanish) abre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sneezes verb

(Spanish) estornudar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to get bored

(Spanish) me aburro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

spills (a liquid)

(Spanish) derrama (un líquido)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

situation or health worsens, lit. the heart gets ugly

(Spanish) una situación o salud se empeora, lit. el corazón se hace feo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my situation worsens, my health worsens

(Spanish) me empeoro (en relación a la salud)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sends

(Spanish) manda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

My body shivers.

(Spanish) Mi cuerpo tiembla.

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

confesses (to get off ones chest, used in confession with a priest)

(Spanish) confesar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tortilla inflates

(Spanish) se infla la tortilla

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stays in, stays at

(Spanish) queda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

heals, gets well, gets better

(Spanish) curar, sanar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sees

(Spanish) ve

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

I see

(Spanish) yo veo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

likes (a person)

(Spanish) gustar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

My favorite

(Spanish) Mi favorito

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

I like

(Spanish) Me gusta

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

I like the bulls

(Spanish) me gustan los toros

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

scrape

(Spanish) raspar

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I walk

(Spanish) yo camino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I put on a diaper, I put on a lioncloth

(Spanish) me paso un taparrabo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bells sound joyful

(Spanish) campanada alegre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I float

(Spanish) floto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hangs an item

(Spanish) cuelga un objeto

Example: Ya btsë xban guag, zaby lo de yaxats lá’n Dani / Cactus cola de rata colgando de los encinos en la montaña / “Rat tail cactus” hanging from pine trees in the mountains see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

drying corn

(Spanish) secar mazorcas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

happy; content

(Spanish) contento

Example: Bën Za rilo rzak laz de ze'é chi rndiani bndag quiadem / Zapotecs believe corn is happy, when it grows small leaves on top see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

I am happy

(Spanish) estoy feliz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

we are happy

(Spanish) estamos felices, contentos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

throws, drops (heavy objects)

(Spanish) tira, se cae (objetos pesados)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

echo of (someone’s) voice

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

arrives

(Spanish) llega

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gum

(Spanish) encía

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

milks a cow

(Spanish) ordeñar una vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be afraid/be scared

(Spanish) tener miedo, estar asustado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

laughs; smiles

(Spanish) reir, sonreir

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

it's used to cook beans

(Spanish) sirve para cocinar frijoles

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

runs verb

(Spanish) correr

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

removes seeds from corn

(Spanish) desgrana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

buys from

(Spanish) compra de

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I buy

(Spanish) yo compro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I clear my mind

(Spanish) aclaro mi mente

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I rest

(Spanish) yo descanso

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flies verb

(Spanish) vuela

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lines up

(Spanish) se pone en fila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the road gets fixed

(Spanish) se compone el camino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sit (in chair)

(Spanish) sentar (en una silla)

Example: Yag, naga’ o nabiz, rzhu te rzub de many lo bi loni // Trees, green or dry, are good for birds to seat on // Un árbol, verde o seco, sirve de lugar de descanso para las aves see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

gets placed, is placed

(Spanish) se pone

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I am sitting (on the ground or a petate)

(Spanish) Yo estoy sentando (en el suelo o en un petate)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

set (something in location)

(Spanish) coloca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

you are careful

(Spanish) tú eres cuidadoso

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

continuous light rain

(Spanish) lluvia incesante

Example: Ske rliu gëch Zunni chi rzu doo nis guia. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

is home

(Spanish) está en casa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stands up

(Spanish) se levanta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

baby jesus stands with the new year

(Spanish) niño dios inicia el año

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stand erect (an item)

(Spanish) para

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fixes the road

(Spanish) arregla el camino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I kneel

(Spanish) me arrodillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán