Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

hen

(Spanish) gallina

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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

cow noun

(Spanish) vaca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

larvae of beetles

(Spanish) larva de escarabajos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tadpole

(Spanish) renacuajo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

squirrel

(Spanish) ardilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

a fluffy dog

(Spanish) un perro peluchin

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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: Moisés García Guzmán

vulture

(Spanish) zopilote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí o chuparosa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

buzzard noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

black snake

(Spanish) culebra negra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán 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

jaguar, ocelote

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote, tigrillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of big jackrabbit noun

(Spanish) variante de liebre

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

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) moscón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small black bee that lives underground and produces “miel de castilla”

(Spanish) tipo de abejita negra que tiene su capullo bajo de la tierra y produce “miel de castilla”

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

armadillo

(Spanish) armadillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grackle bird

(Spanish) zanate pequeño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

crow, raven

(Spanish) cuervo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

deer noun

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

Guinea fowl

(Spanish) gallina de Guinea

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chick

(Spanish) pollito

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of medium-sized grasshopper noun

(Spanish) Saltamontes de mediano tamaño

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

farm-raised chicken

(Spanish) pollo de granja

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

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

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 field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

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

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

beast noun

(Spanish) bestia(como un toro, burro)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pig

(Spanish) cerdo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wood pigeon (torcaza)

(Spanish) torcaza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

they (pl. animal)

(Spanish) pronombre plural de animales

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

bee

(Spanish) abeja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

frog noun

(Spanish) rana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

milks a cow

(Spanish) ordeñar una vaca

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 single bull

(Spanish) Un toro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a pair of bulls

(Spanish) una yunta

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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

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 fish

(Spanish) mi pez

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

dragonfly

(Spanish) libéllula

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez