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

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

larvae of beetles

(Spanish) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga negra

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

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

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

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

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

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

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of big jackrabbit noun

(Spanish) variante de liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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

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

water snake

(Spanish) culebra de agua

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of wild pigeon

(Spanish) tipo de paloma del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

house finch

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

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

chick

(Spanish) pollito

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

farm-raised chicken

(Spanish) pollo de granja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gray dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

grey dove

(Spanish) güila

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

look for a snake

(Spanish) buscar una serpiente

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to raise verb

(Spanish) criar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bull

(Spanish) toro

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

bird similar to a dove or pigeon noun

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

male

(Spanish) macho

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

animal (livestock)

(Spanish) animal (ganado)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

horse noun

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtledove

(Spanish) tortolita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

wood pigeon (torcaza)

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

they (pl. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre plural de animales

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

roadrunner

(Spanish) correcaminos

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

great tailed grackle

(Spanish) zanate

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

singing bird

(Spanish) ave que canta

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

monkey

(Spanish) mono

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

nest (birds, snakes, etc.)

(Spanish) nido (de pájaros, culebras, etc.)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

frog noun

(Spanish) rana

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

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

type of house rat

(Spanish) rata de la casa

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

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

my chicken

(Spanish) mi pollo

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, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez