Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thick cactus

(Spanish) nopal grueso

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

black zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild bean flowers noun

(Spanish) flores de frijol silvestre (comestible)

Example: Bza bndariy rni’ís la’án dani, ne Bn Za ro de guie lo xub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huitlacoche grows when pigs come near corn seeds noun

(Spanish) el huitlacoche sale cuando los cerdos se acercan a las semillas de maiz

Example: Kët nati par ibig Chuch, ladru ca ria xhub bini, te kët iria Daam loo guel. Zé’ey qwendilaaz de bën gul. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

agave to plant

(Spanish) agave para trasplantar

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

wild thorny flower

(Spanish) Flor silvestre con espinas

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week

(Spanish) flor de mayo, cacaloxúchitl, flor que sirve para coronas el jueves de la semana santa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

type of wild red flower noun

(Spanish) flor gallito (silvestre)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

(Spanish) flor del niño

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild mint

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild flower, resembles a corn cob

(Spanish) flor de olote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chile planted early in the season

(Spanish) chile tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Example: Bën Za zeula ro lá’a, ne lo de be’éu gal nald rzulo raa dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

devil’s claw (endemic plant)

(Spanish) garra del diablo (planta endémica)

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Scientific name: Proboscidea parviflora Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squash plant is blooming

(Spanish) la calabaza está floreando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

encino tree noun

(Spanish) árbol encino

Example: Chi ca xhí’in laaz de Zaa, chí’iy na chi rguin wziu rú’u zaa, te kët gundeni tuv liach... Zé’ey gwendilaaz de Bën gul Zunni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

hawthorn (type of tree); mequite tree noun

(Spanish) espino; mequite

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

lime tree, lemon tree

(Spanish) limonero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

Example: Narë’éni de zé’eBa ca ru’ú lo nia xte de Bën Zunni - We are harvesting tender sweet corn in Tlacochahuaya see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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