Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

red

(Spanish) rojo

Example: Bën Zunni ba ca zu guie xhnia xte Lani Togul / Farmers in Tlacochahuaya are already growing red flowers for Day of the Dead feast. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

red

(Spanish) rojo

Example: Bën Zunni ba ca zu guie xhnia xte Lani Togul / Farmers in Tlacochahuaya are already growing red flowers for Day of the Dead feast. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dark red

(Spanish) rojo fuerte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dark red

(Spanish) rojo fuerte

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

upper arm, shoulder

(Spanish) brazo, hombro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

upper arm, shoulder

(Spanish) brazo, hombro

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

cart vertical stake

(Spanish) estara de carretón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

amarillo (a yellow mole) noun

(Spanish) mole amarillo

Example: Bën za ro xhub be’é la’án guet lo zëli. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn

(Spanish) maiz

Example: Par Bën Za, xub na labaan ne laaznu / For Zapotec people, corn is our heart and root / para los Zapotecos, el maíz es nuestra raíz y nuestro corazón see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn

(Spanish) maiz

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Example: Bën Za ryan cuch ne bëdi, xhub bde. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

purple corn

(Spanish) maiz morado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

edible purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado comestible

Example: Xub be’ldub rzhu te racchu guet ne de xhub / Purple corn to make tortillas and prepare some recipes / Maíz morado, para hacer tortillas y algunos guisados. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

funeral meal

(Spanish) guisado de limosna

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

white corn with purple corn

(Spanish) maíz blanco con maíz morado

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rushna gel nakits cun gel be’ldub ria ni rni de bniety: blanca-morada // When purple and white corn get mixed due to pollination Zapotecs of Tlacochahauya named the act: the marriage of tw

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture (used to prepare tortillas)

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Example: Xub nily rzhu te rac-chu rate ni ro Bën Za // El nixtamal es la base para preparar alimentos de la cocina Zapoteca // “Nixtamal” is the base of many dishes in the Zapotec kitchen see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

yellow corn noun

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Example: Bën za rqui’í xhub bshra’áts te re quia laychi. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

red corn

(Spanish) maiz rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cron with weevils (used to feed pigs)

(Spanish) maíz picado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salsa noun

(Spanish) salsa

Example: Bën Za rtop btiu’x guix guel te re quia xub guini // Los Zapotecos juntan tomatillo milpero para preparar salsas // Zapotecs gather wild tomatillo to make salsa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

salsa

(Spanish) salsa

Example: Bën Za rtop btiu’x guix guel te re quia xub guini // Los Zapotecos juntan tomatillo milpero para preparar salsas // Zapotecs gather wild tomatillo to make salsa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

salsa made with chilis, garlic and salt only

(Spanish) salsa hecha a base de chiles, ajo y sal unicamente

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salsa made with chiles, garlic, and salt only

(Spanish) salsa hecha a base de chiles, ajo, y sal unicamente

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tomato sauce with chili

(Spanish) salsa con tomate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato sauce with chili

(Spanish) salsa con tomate

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

hat

(Spanish) sombrero, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

furrow, crop row

(Spanish) surco, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

straw

(Spanish) palma

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

spring of water

(Spanish) ojo de agua

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

do you want to try this chepiche? (offering chepiche to others) question phrase

(Spanish) quieres probar este chepiche? quieres comer chepiche?

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

do you want? Do you want some? (offering what you’re eating to others. question phrase

(Spanish) quieres? gustas? (ofreciendo a otros lo que uno está comiendo)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

be, stand (of an animal)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para animales)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be; stand (of an animal)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para animales)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

be, stand (of an object)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para objectos)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be, stand (of a plant or building)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para plantas y edificios)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be; stand (of a plant or building)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para plantas y edificios)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

be; stand (of an object)

(Spanish) estar (se usar para objectos)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

nods

(Spanish) cabeceando

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

I am at the top of the mountain

(Spanish) Estoy en la cima de la montaña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sugar noun

(Spanish) azúcar, del español

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

sugar

(Spanish) azucar, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be, stand (of an animal)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para animales)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

be; stand (of an animal)

(Spanish) estar (se usa para animales)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

I am standing at the edge of the river (entrance from a road only).

(Spanish) Estoy parado al lado del rió (solamente entrada desde una ruta).

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Flat Tlacochahuaya

(Spanish) Tlacochahuaya Plano

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(Spanish) San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya (town) Proper Noun

(Spanish) San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tall

(Spanish) alto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán