Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

dry corn plants are tied together noun

(Spanish) el zacate está amarrado

Example: Lo de be’éu gal nald, Bën Za rnda’á guel ne rtiugh ghuishr. see more on Twitter

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purple (only for corn)

(Spanish) morado, el color del gusano de maguey (solo para maíz)

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rushna gel nakits cun gel be’ldub ria ni rni de bniety: blanca-morada // When purple and white corn get mixed due to pollination Zapotecs of Tlacochahauya named the act: the marriage of tw

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the corn plants dried

(Spanish) la milpa se secó

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corn spread in a thick layer

(Spanish) mazorca extendida en capa gruesa

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corn spread to dry

(Spanish) mazorca extendida para secar

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corn spread on the field

(Spanish) mazorca extendida en el campo

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husk for wrapping tamales

(Spanish) totomoxtle para tamales

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purple corn husk

(Spanish) totomoxtle morado o rojo

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corn husk (used to feed cattle) noun

(Spanish) totomoxtle

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corn husk (used to wrap food)

(Spanish) cocos de totomoxtle

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corn leaf

(Spanish) hoja de milpa

Example: see more on Twitter Bën Xguie’ zwela ro guet gu’ la’n bndag guel, ne runchu deb deñ cun xub be’ldub... // Pople from Teotitlán del Valle still wrap their tamales in corn leaves, also they made the

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diagonal line of plants (like corn)

(Spanish) línea diagonal de milpas

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huitlacoche grows when pigs come near corn seeds noun

(Spanish) el huitlacoche sale cuando los cerdos se acercan a las semillas de maiz

Example: Kët nati par ibig Chuch, ladru ca ria xhub bini, te kët iria Daam loo guel. Zé’ey qwendilaaz de bën gul. see more on Twitter

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build the granary

(Spanish) construir el granero

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to plant corn

(Spanish) sembrar maiz

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to husk corn

(Spanish) deshojar mazorca

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to grain corn

(Spanish) desgranar maiz

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to cook "nixtamal"

(Spanish) cocer nixtamal

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corn field

(Spanish) milpa

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cornfield

(Spanish) milpa

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corn sprouts for offerings

(Spanish) milpitas para ofrenda

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clay pot strainer (used to drain cooked corn)

(Spanish) oll coladora de barro (usda para escurrir el nixtamal)

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tortilla covered with fungus noun

(Spanish) tortilla cubierta con moho

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tostada noun

(Spanish) tostada

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tortilla made the day before (not fresh)

(Spanish) tortilla hecha el día anterior (no fresca)

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tortilla made by people of the sierras

(Spanish) tortilla hecha por personas de la sierra

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thin tortilla

(Spanish) tortilla delgada

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thick tortilla noun

(Spanish) tortilla gruesa

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crunchy tortilla, tlayuda

(Spanish) tortilla tlayuda

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tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

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a type of dish, made with tortilla and salsa noun

(Spanish) tortillas con salsa de tomate

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tortilla made with new corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maiz nuevo

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dry corn plant

(Spanish) zacate corto

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corn to prepare tortillas was cooked for too long

(Spanish) el Nixtamal se coció demasiado

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corn to prepare tortillas and was removed early from the cooking process

(Spanish) nixtamal removido antes de tiempo de su proceso de cocción

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the flower before the corn is mature

(Spanish) jilote, flor de maíz antes que este maduro

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Corn is flipped.

(Spanish) Se voltea la marzoca.

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Corn is dried by the sun.

(Spanish) La mazorca se seca al sol.

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tortilla wrapped for lunch noun

(Spanish) tortilla envuelta para comer en el campo

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to dry the corn plants

(Spanish) amarrar zacate

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separate small ears of corn

(Spanish) separar jilotes

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select infested corn

(Spanish) separar el maiz picado

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select the corn

(Spanish) escoger la mazorca

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select corn to plant

(Spanish) seleccionar mazorca de semilla

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I'm selecting ears of corn

(Spanish) estoy escogiendo elotes

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I'm husking corn

(Spanish) estoy deshojando mazorca

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I'm taking grains off the corn cob

(Spanish) estoy desgranando maíz

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I'm cooking "nixtamal"

(Spanish) estoy cociendo "nixtamal"

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I am planting corn

(Spanish) estoy sembrando maiz

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birds are eating grains of corn that we planted

(Spanish) los pájaros estan desenterrando el maíz

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corn is sprouting

(Spanish) está naciendo el maíz

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corn plants have two leaves

(Spanish) la planta de maíz tiene dos hojas

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tejate (cocoa and corn traditional drink) noun

(Spanish) tejate

Example: Gie bzia’ na ni run ndia nax cub // La rosita de cacao, es la que da un aroma dulce al tejate // “Cocoa rose” is what gives tejate its peculiar aroma... see more on Twitter

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store corn compactly

(Spanish) guardar fuerte la mazorca

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corn hair

(Spanish) pelos de elote

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corn silk

(Spanish) pelos de maiz

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weevil (of corn, beans and others grains)

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

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nicuatole (a corn based dessert)

(Spanish) nicuatole

Example: “Nicuatol” na tuv nax ni racchu cun xub ne rquini bëni lo xman sant / “Nicuatole” is a corn based dessert eaten during lent. see more on Twitter

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boiled corn to prepare atole

(Spanish) maiz hervido para preparar atole

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corn opened at the tip by rodents

(Spanish) (maiz) mazorca abierta de la punta por los roedores

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tiny ears of corn

(Spanish) mazorca pequeñita

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corn with fungus

(Spanish) maiz con moho

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newly harvested corn

(Spanish) mazorca nueva

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corn for making atole

(Spanish) maiz para atole

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I plant corn

(Spanish) sembro maíz

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Dry corn plants are spread in the field.

(Spanish) El zacate está en el campo.

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corn infested by weevils

(Spanish) maiz picado

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atole (hot beverage made out of corn)

(Spanish) atole

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white atole

(Spanish) atole blanco

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"atole" made with new corn

(Spanish) atole de maiz nuevo

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chocolate-atole (hot foamy drink made of corn and cocoa)

(Spanish) chocolate-atole

Example: Bzia’ na tuv lëni ni rkin Bën za, nde na btsëni xte siav guez / Cocoa is the base of many of our drinks in the Zapotec culture, this is foamy chocolate-atole see more on Twitter

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pick up ears of corn

(Spanish) levantar la mazorca

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store the corn

(Spanish) almacerar mazorca

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corn planted early in the season

(Spanish) maíz tempranero

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corn with damp fungus

(Spanish) maiz con moho

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corn planted in the late season

(Spanish) maíz sembrada en la estación tarde

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yellow corn

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Example: Xub bxha’ts rgui’ lo zëly te gac chu zguez / Yellow corn is roasted on a clay skillet to prepare zegueza / El maíz amarillo se tuesta al comal, para preparar zegueza. see more on Twitter

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native corn

(Spanish) maizes criollos

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corn (for eating)

(Spanish) maiz (para comer)

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corn cooked with ashes to prepare tejate noun

(Spanish) maiz hervido con ceniza para preparar tejate

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corn infested with weevil noun

(Spanish) maiz picado

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corn planted ahead of the season

(Spanish) maiz temprano

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corn not good to plant

(Spanish) maíz con el centro dañado

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corn that rodents have eaten

(Spanish) maiz comido por la rata

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stored corn

(Spanish) maiz guardado

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corn planted ahead of season

(Spanish) maíz trempanero

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corn with fungus

(Spanish) maiz aposcahuado

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dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

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cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

Example: Narë’éni de zé’eBa ca ru’ú lo nia xte de Bën Zunni - We are harvesting tender sweet corn in Tlacochahuaya see more on Twitter

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corn

(Spanish) maiz

Example: Par Bën Za, xub na labaan ne laaznu / For Zapotec people, corn is our heart and root / para los Zapotecos, el maíz es nuestra raíz y nuestro corazón see more on Twitter

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purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

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edible purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado comestible

Example: Xub be’ldub rzhu te racchu guet ne de xhub / Purple corn to make tortillas and prepare some recipes / Maíz morado, para hacer tortillas y algunos guisados. see more on Twitter

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ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

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ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

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corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

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white corn with purple corn

(Spanish) maíz blanco con maíz morado

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rushna gel nakits cun gel be’ldub ria ni rni de bniety: blanca-morada // When purple and white corn get mixed due to pollination Zapotecs of Tlacochahauya named the act: the marriage of tw

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

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yellow corn noun

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Example: Bën za rqui’í xhub bshra’áts te re quia laychi. see more on Twitter

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yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez