Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nance (wild cherry endemic to Oaxaca) noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

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

Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) hierba santa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cucharilla agave noun

(Spanish) agave de cucharilla

Example: Dub bcuel rac chu de "coron" de chi lani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to dry, put to dry verb

(Spanish) secar, poner a secar

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow flower of the geb plant (always blooms during late october, early november)

(Spanish) flor amarillo de acahual

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

poleo (a wild flower used in religious ceremonies, mayordomias, and weddings) noun

(Spanish) poleo (flor silvestre usada en ceremonias religiosas, mayordomias y bodas)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild cempasuchil (small, yellow, wild flower, used in All Saint’s Day festivities) noun

(Spanish) cempasuchil silvestre (florecilla silvestre amarilla, usada en la festividad de todos los santos)

Example: Ba bzulo riald Guie Gwe la’án de Dani Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

it is sprouting (milpa)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild bush, used to treat "craving" desease

(Spanish) hierba de antojos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tea of Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) te de hierba santa,

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

amaranth plant

(Spanish) quintonil

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn planted in the late season

(Spanish) maíz sembrada en la estación tarde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

Example: Ya btsë rded gal nabani de Dani, lo de be’éu biz.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

1. wood, 2. tree noun

(Spanish) 1. madera, 2. árbol

Example: Ba ca biz yag par de be’éu gal nald ne nisguia la’án Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez