Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

venomous snake, snake that kills

(Spanish) culebra venenosa, culebra que mata

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

hen

(Spanish) gallina

Example: see more on Youtube

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: José Ángeles Martínez

cow noun

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

larvae of beetles

(Spanish) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

snake

(Spanish) culebra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

maguey worm

(Spanish) gusano de maguey

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

garden worm

(Spanish) lombriz de tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

vulture

(Spanish) buitre, zopilote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of rabbit with short ears and a large, white tail

(Spanish) un conejo con orejas pequeñas y una cola grande y blanca

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí o chuparosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of mosquito

(Spanish) tipo de mosquito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

black snake

(Spanish) culebra negra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small gray snake

(Spanish) una culebra grisita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of snake (Rat Snake)

(Spanish) culebra ratonera

Scientific name: Senticolis triaspis Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bat

(Spanish) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of bird that sings like cicada

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro que canta como un chicharra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) moscón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) mosca verde, moscón

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

type of small black bee that lives underground and produces “miel de castilla” (possibly Geotrigona acapulconis)

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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

red ant that stings  noun

(Spanish) hormiga roja de picadura fuerte

Example: Bi xnia run de xkëdni kia nia // La hormiga colorada construye sus nidos en las cabeceras de los campos // Red ants build their nests on the edges of fields. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

armadillo

(Spanish) armadillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicatana (a type of leaf cutter ant)

(Spanish) chicatana (un tipo de hormiga arriera)

Example: Biub yu’úsh ria tuvzila lo yz, rgui’ídem ne redem quia xhub guini. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of blue bird that eats corn

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro azul que come maíz

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

deer eat the most tender leaves

(Spanish) el venado come hojas tiernas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea noun

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

turkey noun

(Spanish) guajolote

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turkey hen noun

(Spanish) guajolota

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of medium-sized grasshopper noun

(Spanish) Saltamontes de mediano tamaño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small ant

(Spanish) tipo de hormiga chicita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

gray dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

goat

(Spanish) chivo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white-throated towhee (it makes a lot of noise when snakes come)

(Spanish) rascador oaxaqueño (hace mucho sonido cuando viene las culebras)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

to raise verb

(Spanish) criar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

small bird that sings a sad song noun

(Spanish) pájaro pequeño que canta con tristeza

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

type of bird that sings in the cacti

(Spanish) pájaro que hace sonido en los órganos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

opossum

(Spanish) tlacuache

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

roadrunner

(Spanish) correcaminos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

weevil (of corn, beans and others grains)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of black bird

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro negro

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

singing bird

(Spanish) ave que canta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

animal (insect, bird)

(Spanish) animal (insecto, pájaro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

small scarab beetle that makes balls of dung

(Spanish) escarabajos negritos que hace pelotas del abono de toro

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

monkey

(Spanish) mono

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

type of large green grasshopper with colors under its wings

(Spanish) saltamontes (grande, con colors abajos de sus alas)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

frog

(Spanish) rana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of house rat

(Spanish) rata de la casa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulin

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anthill

(Spanish) madrigera de hormigas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

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