Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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) zorillo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

black ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga negra

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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

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 snake with three stripes

(Spanish) una culebra con tres rayitas

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

garden worm

(Spanish) lombriz de tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a fluffy dog  noun

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

vulture

(Spanish) zopilote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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: José Ángeles Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mosquito

(Spanish) sancudo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of mosquito

(Spanish) tipo de mosquito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

deaf snake

(Spanish) culebra sorda

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of bird that sings like a cicada

(Spanish) un pájaro que canta como chicharra

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

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

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

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

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

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deer eat the most tender leaves

(Spanish) el venado come hojas tiernas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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: Moisés García Guzmán

type of brown eagle

(Spanish) águila de color café

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of wild pigeon

(Spanish) tipo de paloma del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

flea noun

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

heron

(Spanish) garza

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

chicken noun

(Spanish) gallina

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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: 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

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 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

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)

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

small bird that sings a sad song noun

(Spanish) pájaro pequeño que canta con tristeza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

male

(Spanish) macho

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

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

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

roadrunner noun

(Spanish) correcamino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bee

(Spanish) abeja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

animal

(Spanish) animal

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

animal (insect, bird)

(Spanish) animal (insecto, pájaro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

snail

(Spanish) caracol

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

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

louse

(Spanish) piojo

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 noun

(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

a single bull

(Spanish) Un toro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

caterpillar

(Spanish) orugas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

paper wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulin

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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 cow

(Spanish) mi vaca

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

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez