Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

early harvest of nanche

(Spanish) nanche tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackberry

(Spanish) mora

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

seed (like that of the man kach plant)

(Spanish) semilla (como la de la planta garra del diablo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn husk (used to feed cattle) noun

(Spanish) totomoxtle

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) hierba santa

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans planted early in the season

(Spanish) frijol tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans with hierba de conejo noun

(Spanish) frijoles con hierba de conejo

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

silkworms eat blackberry leaves

(Spanish) el gusano de seda come hojas de mora

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of plant used to feed chickens noun

(Spanish) acahual, tipo de planta que se usa para alimentar los pollos

Example: Ba ca zulo riald de guie gueb lo de nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

yellow ant flower noun

(Spanish) flor de la arriera

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

reddish field plant noun

(Spanish) tipo de planta roja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

agave fiber, maguey fiber

(Spanish) fibra de maguey, fibra de agave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn planted in the late season

(Spanish) maíz sembrada en la estación tarde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

(Spanish) lantana, cinco negritos (lit. popo de pollo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plum tree

(Spanish) árbol de ciruelas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Example: Bën Za rtub de shi cos la’án bndag ya blap. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

guava tree

(Spanish) árbol de guayaba

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

male tree of pájaro bobo (long leaf that is not heart shaped)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo macho (hoja larga que no es formado como corazón)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

avocado tree

(Spanish) árbol de aguacate

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