Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

venomous snake, snake that kills

(Spanish) culebra venenosa, culebra que mata

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

skunk

(Spanish) zorillo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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: Moisés García Guzmán

dog noun

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

snake noun

(Spanish) culebra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

vulture

(Spanish) zopilote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

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

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

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí o chuparosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small gray snake

(Spanish) una culebra grisita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deaf snake

(Spanish) culebra sorda

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

jaguar, ocelote

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote, tigrillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of big jackrabbit noun

(Spanish) variante de liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

coyote noun

(Spanish) coyote

Example: Xhques Bew rguchu nis te re’é de Bew la’án Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

bumble bee

(Spanish) abejorro

Example: Rcily doo ria Bezbiaw re top zëni la’án de guie. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small mosquito that causes welts

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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of wild cat

(Spanish) tipo de gato silvestre

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

armadillo

(Spanish) armadillo

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

hare

(Spanish) liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

rabbit

(Spanish) conejo, liebre

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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: José Ángeles Martínez

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

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

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Guinea fowl

(Spanish) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chick

(Spanish) pollito

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

farm-raised chicken

(Spanish) pollo de granja

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

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

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

tweet (of a bird)

(Spanish) canto de los pájaros

Example: Gal Rú’uld see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

to scratch at the soil (of hens) verb

(Spanish) rascar el suelo (gallinas)

Example: see more on Twitter Que chulas se ven mis gallinas oxigenando la composta. Gallinas felices, huevitos de rancho nutritivos… // Natxu rliu de gidy xhtena ka zani’ gizh // My hens scratching the compost. Stress free

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small owl

(Spanish) tecalote chicito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

zebu, type of bull with a hump

(Spanish) cebú (toro grande que tiene una giba)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

type of field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

opossum

(Spanish) tlacuache

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

beast noun

(Spanish) bestia(como un toro, burro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

horse noun

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of bird (they say, when it starts to sing it means that someone is coming)

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro (se dice que cuando canta, algién viene)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

great tailed grackle noun

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

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

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

bull is wearing a festive necklace

(Spanish) toro adornado con un collar festivo de naranjas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

paper wasp nest

(Spanish) panal de avispas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

frog

(Spanish) rana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

milks a cow

(Spanish) ordeñar una vaca

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 house rat

(Spanish) rata de la casa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of field rat that makes a nest out of sticks and puts stones on top

(Spanish) rata del campo que hace un nido de palos y piedras

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulines silvestres

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulin

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

dragonfly

(Spanish) libéllula

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja

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