Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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: Moisés García Guzmán

skunk

(Spanish) zorillo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

??? type of bird

(Spanish) pájaro que vive en la tierra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cow

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

larvae of beetles

(Spanish) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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: José Ángeles Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mosquito

(Spanish) sancudo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of mosquito

(Spanish) tipo de mosquito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

beetle noun

(Spanish) escarabajo

Example: Chi riab za’ák nis guia ria de Betub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

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” (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

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

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grackle bird

(Spanish) zanate pequeño

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

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

chicken noun

(Spanish) gallina

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

Guinea fowl

(Spanish) gallina de Guinea

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

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

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

tweet (of a bird)

(Spanish) canto de los pájaros

Example: Gal Rú’uld see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

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

opposum

(Spanish) tlacuache, zarigüeya

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

Example: see more on Twitter

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

beast noun

(Spanish) bestia(como un toro, burro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtledove

(Spanish) tortolita

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

great tailed grackle noun

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

great tailed grackle

(Spanish) zanate

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

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

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

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

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

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

mockingbird

(Spanish) zonzontle, sensontle

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

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

large black scarab beetle that comes out of the trees when it rains

(Spanish) escarabajos grandes y negros que salen de los árboles cuando llueve

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

wild grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulines silvestres

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán