Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

skunk

(Spanish) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

skunk

(Spanish) zorillo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

??? type of bird

(Spanish) pájaro que vive en la tierra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cow noun

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

a fluffy dog

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

snake noun

(Spanish) culebra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

snake

(Spanish) culebra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of worm that grows on organ cactus

(Spanish) tipo de gusano que crece en los cactuses órganos

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

maguey worm

(Spanish) gusano de maguey

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

a fluffy dog  noun

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

vulture

(Spanish) zopilote

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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

buzzard noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of purple snake

(Spanish) una culebra morada

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of snake (Rat Snake)

(Spanish) culebra ratonera

Scientific name: Senticolis triaspis Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

type of bird that sings like cicada

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro que canta como un chicharra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

water snake

(Spanish) culebra de agua

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hare

(Spanish) liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rabbit

(Spanish) conejo, liebre

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

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deer noun

(Spanish) venado

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

Guinea fowl

(Spanish) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

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

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bull

(Spanish) toro

Example: see more on Youtube

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

type of field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

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

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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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

horse noun

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pig

(Spanish) cerdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtledove

(Spanish) tortolita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

wood pigeon (torcaza)

(Spanish) torcaza

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

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

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: Moisés García Guzmán

roadrunner noun

(Spanish) correcamino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bee

(Spanish) abeja

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

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

scorpion

(Spanish) alacrán

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

frog

(Spanish) rana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a single bull

(Spanish) Un toro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

caterpillar

(Spanish) orugas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

paper wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulin

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grasshopper (edible) noun

(Spanish) chapulines

Example: Ba riu’ú guie de uxhadi ni ri lo nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anthill

(Spanish) madrigera de hormigas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my chicken

(Spanish) mi pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

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