Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

hen

(Spanish) gallina

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

skunk

(Spanish) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

skunk

(Spanish) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

??? type of bird

(Spanish) pájaro que vive en la tierra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dog noun

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

maguey worm

(Spanish) gusano de maguey

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

vulture

(Spanish) buitre, zopilote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

black snake

(Spanish) culebra negra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of purple snake

(Spanish) una culebra morada

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

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

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of bird that sings like a cicada

(Spanish) un pájaro que canta como chicharra

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

bumble bee

(Spanish) abejorro

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

spider

(Spanish) araña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

lizard

(Spanish) lagartija

Example: Zkin braw rdu’n lony gazub yz // Los chilitos de lagartija se dan una vez al año // Lizards’ chilis sprout once a year, after Biznagas bloom. see more on Twitter

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

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of wild pigeon

(Spanish) tipo de paloma del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

house finch

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea

(Spanish) pulga

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

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

chick

(Spanish) pollito

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

farm-raised chicken

(Spanish) pollo de granja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grey dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black widow spider noun

(Spanish) viuda negra (araña venenosa)

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

to raise verb

(Spanish) criar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

bull

(Spanish) toro

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

zebra dove noun

(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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

small bird that sings a sad song noun

(Spanish) pájaro pequeño que canta con tristeza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

they (pl. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre plural de animales

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

roadrunner

(Spanish) correcaminos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

great tailed grackle noun

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of black bird

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro negro

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

donkey noun

(Spanish) burro

Example: Man rua ro bini xte yagëch be'é / Donkeys feed on Mezquite seeds. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

roadrunner noun

(Spanish) correcamino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

animal

(Spanish) animal

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

millipede

(Spanish) milpiés

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

millipede

(Spanish) milpiés

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

scorpion

(Spanish) alacrán

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

milks a cow

(Spanish) ordeñar una vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a pair of bulls noun

(Spanish) una yunta (par de toros)

Example: Nde na "yug" ni rlib tuby nez gu'ún te ra'ándem lo nia... // These are yokes where a pair of bulls are tied, and that's how they plow the land... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a pair of bulls

(Spanish) una yunta

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of house rat

(Spanish) rata de la casa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

caterpillar

(Spanish) orugas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

paper wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

my cow

(Spanish) mi vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my fish

(Spanish) mi pez

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my chicken

(Spanish) mi pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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