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) 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

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

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

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: 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

snake noun

(Spanish) culebra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

snake

(Spanish) culebra

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

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mosquito

(Spanish) sancudo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

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

bat

(Spanish) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) mosca verde, moscón

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

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

water snake

(Spanish) culebra de agua

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hare

(Spanish) liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

type of wild pigeon

(Spanish) tipo de paloma del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deer

(Spanish) venado

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

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

chick

(Spanish) pollito

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

grey dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

goat

(Spanish) chivo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of owl (tecolote)

(Spanish) tecolote

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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

type of small owl

(Spanish) tecalote chicito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

small bird that sings a sad song noun

(Spanish) pájaro pequeño que canta con tristeza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bird similar to a dove or pigeon noun

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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 field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

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

wood pigeon (torcaza)

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

great tailed grackle

(Spanish) zanate

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

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

louse

(Spanish) piojo

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

paper wasp nest

(Spanish) panal de avispas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

caterpillar

(Spanish) orugas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

anthill

(Spanish) madrigera de hormigas

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

sheep

(Spanish) oveja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez