Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

hen

(Spanish) gallina

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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

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dog noun

(Spanish) perro

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

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

maguey worm

(Spanish) gusano de maguey

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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

buzzard noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of purple snake

(Spanish) una culebra morada

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

coyote

(Spanish) coyote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) moscón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) mosca verde, moscón

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

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

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

water snake

(Spanish) culebra de agua

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

deer eat the most tender leaves

(Spanish) el venado come hojas tiernas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of brown eagle

(Spanish) águila de color café

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of wild pigeon

(Spanish) tipo de paloma del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

caterpillar

(Spanish) oruga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deer noun

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

type of small ant

(Spanish) tipo de hormiga chicita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

gray dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

grey dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

tweet (of a bird)

(Spanish) canto de los pájaros

Example: Gal Rú’uld see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

type of small owl

(Spanish) tecalote chicito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male

(Spanish) macho

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

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beast noun

(Spanish) bestia(como un toro, burro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

horse noun

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pig

(Spanish) cerdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

roadrunner

(Spanish) correcaminos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

singing bird

(Spanish) ave que canta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mockingbird

(Spanish) zonzontle, sensontle

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

paper wasp nest

(Spanish) panal de avispas

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

frog

(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 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

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

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

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 chicken

(Spanish) mi pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán