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) 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

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

maguey worm

(Spanish) gusano de maguey

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

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

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of purple snake

(Spanish) una culebra morada

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deaf snake

(Spanish) culebra sorda

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of bird that sings like cicada

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro que canta como un chicharra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) mosca verde, moscón

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of wild cat

(Spanish) tipo de gato silvestre

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

spider

(Spanish) araña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

water snake

(Spanish) culebra de agua

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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: José Ángeles Martínez

type of brown eagle

(Spanish) águila de color café

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

chicken noun

(Spanish) gallina

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

farm-raised chicken

(Spanish) pollo de granja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

goat

(Spanish) chivo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black widow spider noun

(Spanish) viuda negra (araña venenosa)

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

type of small owl

(Spanish) tecalote chicito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

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

opposum

(Spanish) tlacuache, zarigüeya

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beast noun

(Spanish) bestia(como un toro, burro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

animal (livestock)

(Spanish) animal (ganado)

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

they (sg. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre singular de animale

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of black bird

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro negro

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bee

(Spanish) abeja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

small scarab beetle that makes balls of dung

(Spanish) escarabajos negritos que hace pelotas del abono de toro

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

monkey

(Spanish) mono

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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 noun

(Spanish) rana

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 grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

anthill

(Spanish) madrigera de hormigas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my cow

(Spanish) mi vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my chicken

(Spanish) mi pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Example: Bën Za ryan cuch ne bëdi, xhub bde. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez