Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

skunk

(Spanish) zorrillo, mofeta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cow noun

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

larvae of beetles

(Spanish) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga negra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

maguey worm

(Spanish) gusano de maguey

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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: 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

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

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

buzzard noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

jaguar, ocelote

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote, tigrillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of big jackrabbit noun

(Spanish) variante de liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beetle noun

(Spanish) escarabajo

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

coyote

(Spanish) coyote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote

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 wild cat

(Spanish) tipo de gato silvestre

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

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

grackle bird

(Spanish) zanate pequeño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mockingbird

(Spanish) Zenzontle

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

house finch

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea noun

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

chicken noun

(Spanish) gallina

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turkey noun

(Spanish) guajolote

Example: Bëd ingul rcuane sa’áni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Guinea fowl

(Spanish) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

look for a snake

(Spanish) buscar una serpiente

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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

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

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

type of bird that sings in the cacti

(Spanish) pájaro que hace sonido en los órganos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male

(Spanish) macho

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

animal (livestock)

(Spanish) animal (ganado)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

turtledove

(Spanish) tortolita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

they (sg. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre singular de animale

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

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: Moisés García Guzmán

bee

(Spanish) abeja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

animal

(Spanish) animal

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

mockingbird

(Spanish) zonzontle, sensontle

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

nest (birds, snakes, etc.)

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

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

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

type of grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

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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

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

dragonfly

(Spanish) libéllula

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez