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

??? type of bird

(Spanish) pájaro que vive en la tierra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cow

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

black ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga negra

Example: see more on Twitter

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

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

dog

(Spanish) perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of snake with three stripes

(Spanish) una culebra con tres rayitas

Speaker: José Ángeles 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

a fluffy dog  noun

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí o chuparosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mosquito

(Spanish) sancudo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of mosquito

(Spanish) tipo de mosquito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

type of small gray snake

(Spanish) una culebra grisita

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

type of big jackrabbit noun

(Spanish) variante de liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

beetle noun

(Spanish) escarabajo

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

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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

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

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 noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

rabbit

(Spanish) conejo, liebre

Speaker: José Ángeles 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: José Ángeles Martínez

house finch

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

caterpillar

(Spanish) oruga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicken noun

(Spanish) gallina

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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: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chick

(Spanish) pollito

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small ant

(Spanish) tipo de hormiga chicita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

goat

(Spanish) chivo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black widow spider noun

(Spanish) viuda negra (araña venenosa)

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

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

to raise verb

(Spanish) criar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

bearded vulture

(Spanish) quebrantahuesos

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male

(Spanish) macho

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

opossum

(Spanish) tlacuache

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

horse noun

(Spanish) caballo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pig

(Spanish) cerdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtledove

(Spanish) tortolita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

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

weevil (of corn, beans and others grains)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

roadrunner noun

(Spanish) correcamino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

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

a pair of bulls

(Spanish) una yunta

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

(Spanish) chapulin

Example: see more on Youtube

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

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez