Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

hen

(Spanish) gallina

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Crested Caracara, type of hawk

(Spanish) quebrantahueso

Example: Photo by JamieDrakePhotos, License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 via Flickr

Scientific name: Caracara plancus cheriway Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

skunk

(Spanish) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cow

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

dog noun

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

1. a red worm found in the maguey, 2. the color of said worm

(Spanish) 1. un gusano rojo que vive en el maguey, 2. el color de este gusano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garden worm

(Spanish) lombriz de tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a fluffy dog  noun

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

vulture

(Spanish) buitre, zopilote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí o chuparosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

buzzard noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of purple snake

(Spanish) una culebra morada

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of small gray snake

(Spanish) una culebra grisita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deaf snake

(Spanish) culebra sorda

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of snake (Rat Snake)

(Spanish) culebra ratonera

Scientific name: Senticolis triaspis Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

beetle noun

(Spanish) escarabajo

Example: Chi riab za’ák nis guia ria de Betub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) mosca verde, moscón

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small mosquito that causes welts

(Spanish) un mosquito muy pequeño que pica mucho y sube habones

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of small black bee that lives underground and produces “miel de castilla”

(Spanish) tipo de abejita negra que tiene su capullo bajo de la tierra y produce “miel de castilla”

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grackle bird

(Spanish) zanate pequeño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

honey bee

(Spanish) abeja

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: José Ángeles Martínez

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of brown eagle

(Spanish) águila de color café

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea noun

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

caterpillar

(Spanish) oruga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deer noun

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turkey noun

(Spanish) guajolote

Example: Bëd ingul rcuane sa’áni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turkey hen noun

(Spanish) guajolota

Example: Bën za run de bëd lach rguez zët bëd guidy. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Guinea fowl

(Spanish) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of medium-sized grasshopper noun

(Spanish) Saltamontes de mediano tamaño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gray dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

goat

(Spanish) chivo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

owl

(Spanish) búho, tecolote

Example: see more on Twitter Bën za rilo txi ru’ld dam yu’ tu gaty, Nare riu’lazduxha rkuadiaga ru’ldmë. Nde guk lo nia, gazhga liza /Zapoteca believed when the owl sings, someone will die, but I like its

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of owl (tecolote)

(Spanish) tecolote

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Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

hens eat beetle larvae noun

(Spanish) la gallinas comen larvas de escarabajo

Example: De bëd guidy rguily bchan la’n "abon", ni’ñ rance rdandem, zé’y blilo Bën Za... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

look for a snake

(Spanish) buscar una serpiente

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to raise verb

(Spanish) criar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tweet (of a bird)

(Spanish) canto de los pájaros

Example: Gal Rú’uld see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bull

(Spanish) toro

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bull; ox noun

(Spanish) toro

Example: Ske rzuchu de gu’n chi rliuzh lani ro’ xte Zunni / Bulls are decorated like this when the main fiesta ends in Tlacochahuaya / Toro adornado para culminar la fiesta de Tlacochahuaya. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

zebra dove

(Spanish) tortola / tortolita

Example: see more on Twitter Gugh yu uzhia rdu’n loni, te ru’ldmë la’n de zhiz yag, ne la’n ya’ // Tortolita de tierra, es difícil de ver porque canta dentro de los árboles o en carrizales // Mournin

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bird similar to a dove or pigeon noun

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

praying mantis (it is said that the insect’s raised forelegs point to one’s true love)

(Spanish) mantis religiosa (se dice que las patas delanteras señalan el amor verdadero de alguien quando se levantan)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

male

(Spanish) macho

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

opposum

(Spanish) tlacuache, zarigüeya

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tarantula, spider that makes a hole and covers it with a lid made of silk

(Spanish) tarántula, araña que hace un agujero y pone un tapa de seda

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beast noun

(Spanish) bestia(como un toro, burro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

animal (livestock)

(Spanish) animal (ganado)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

horse noun

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pig

(Spanish) cerdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

they (pl. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre plural de animales

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

they (sg. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre singular de animale

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weevil (of corn, beans and others grains)

(Spanish) gorgojo del maíz o frijol y granos en general

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

great tailed grackle

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bird

(Spanish) pajaro

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: Moisés García Guzmán

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bee

(Spanish) abeja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

animal

(Spanish) animal

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

millipede

(Spanish) milpiés

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

falcon noun

(Spanish) halcón

Example: Naa de BnGul Mndiiy riednee Ghal Nald, De Chii ree unhaa loo Mndiiy, Ní’n chalaa ba ca yunii Naald... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

firefly noun

(Spanish) luciérnaga

Example: Bel de bcuz guii rzu yaa, zac-ndaa gued niss guia, per bel rzu dem guiet, ziubga gued niss guiaa... see more on Twitter

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

paper wasp nest

(Spanish) panal de avispas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

frog

(Spanish) rana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

slug noun

(Spanish) baboso

Example: Tre ghass ria la’án yu, chi riab za’ák nis guia. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

paper wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

large black scarab beetle that comes out of the trees when it rains

(Spanish) escarabajos grandes y negros que salen de los árboles cuando llueve

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

my chicken

(Spanish) mi pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán