Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

venomous snake, snake that kills

(Spanish) culebra venenosa, culebra que mata

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

hen

(Spanish) gallina

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

??? type of bird

(Spanish) pájaro que vive en la tierra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cow noun

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

larvae of beetles

(Spanish) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

barn owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

a fluffy dog

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

snake

(Spanish) culebra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

beetle noun

(Spanish) escarabajo

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

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

coyote

(Spanish) coyote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) moscón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bumble bee

(Spanish) abejorro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

armadillo

(Spanish) armadillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

honey bee

(Spanish) abeja

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rzëni bqui’ts lay ndé xtendeb, Bën Za rilo gal na za’k rzënedem // When honey bees land in their garden Zapotecs believe good luck comes with them // Cuando las abejas llegan a sus jar

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

eagle

(Spanish) águila

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

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

owl

(Spanish) búho, tecolote

Example: see more on Twitter Bën za rilo txi ru’ld dam yu’ tu gaty, Nare riu’lazduxha rkuadiaga ru’ldmë. Nde guk lo nia, gazhga liza /Zapoteca believed when the owl sings, someone will die, but I like its

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

look for a snake

(Spanish) buscar una serpiente

Example: see more on Youtube

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

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

bird similar to a dove or pigeon noun

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of bird that sings in the cacti

(Spanish) pájaro que hace sonido en los órganos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

opossum

(Spanish) tlacuache

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

they (sg. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre singular de animale

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weevil (of corn, beans and others grains)

(Spanish) gorgojo del maíz o frijol y granos en general

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

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

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: 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

paper wasp nest

(Spanish) panal de avispas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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 house rat

(Spanish) rata de la casa

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

caterpillar

(Spanish) orugas

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of grasshopper

(Spanish) saltamontes

Example: see more on Twitter

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

wild grasshopper

(Spanish) chapulines silvestres

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

anthill

(Spanish) madrigera de hormigas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my cow

(Spanish) mi vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my fish

(Spanish) mi pez

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez