Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

The corn is yellowing (The corn is mature)

(Spanish) El maíz está amarillando (El maíz está maduro)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

It's time to harvest corn.

(Spanish) Es tiempo de cosechar mazorca.

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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 on the field

(Spanish) mazorca extendida en el campo

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14-row corn

(Spanish) mazorca de 14 filas

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husk for wrapping tamales

(Spanish) totomoxtle para tamales

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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 hoja de milpa

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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 corn

(Spanish) línea diagonal de milpas

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yellow (only for corn)

(Spanish) amarillo (solo para maíz)

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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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corn tassel noun

(Spanish) espigas de la milpa

Example: Ba ca doo de xhub glo... see more on Twitter

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tool for carrying corn

(Spanish) mecapal

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look for a snake

(Spanish) buscar una serpiente

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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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corn field

(Spanish) milpa

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cornfield

(Spanish) milpa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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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tortilla made out of blue corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maíz morado

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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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tortillas made bartered at the markets

(Spanish) tortillas hechas para hacer trueque

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tortilla made with new corn

(Spanish) tortilla de maiz nuevo

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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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jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

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ear of corn did not come out (due to lack of water)

(Spanish) los jilotes se atoraron (por falta de agua)

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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 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 preparing the dough for the tortillas

(Spanish) estoy preparando la masa para tortilla

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I'm husking corn

(Spanish) estoy deshojando mazorca

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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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Dry corn plants are tied in the early morning.

(Spanish) De madruga se amarra el zacate.

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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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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 gone bad at its core

(Spanish) maiz picado en el centro

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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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corn for "segueza"

(Spanish) maiz para zegueza

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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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dry sound of corn

(Spanish) sonido seco de mazorca

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"crunchy" sound of corn

(Spanish) sonido tostado de mazorca

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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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wheat based atole (from Spanish trigo)

(Spanish) atole de trigo

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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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store the corn

(Spanish) almacerar mazorca

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corn planted early in the season

(Spanish) maíz tempranero

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corn seed (for planting)

(Spanish) semilla de maiz (para plantar)

Example: De na de bini xhub ni zewla rbe la’n gëch Dani / These are some corn seeds that are still planted in the Northern sierra / Semillas de maíz que se siguen sembrando en la sierra see more on Twitter

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corn with damp fungus

(Spanish) maiz con moho

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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 infested with weevil noun

(Spanish) maiz picado

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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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corn cob

(Spanish) olote

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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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

nixtamal, corn cooked with lime mixture (used to prepare tortillas)

(Spanish) nixtamal, maíz nixtamalizado

Example: Xub nily rzhu te rac-chu rate ni ro Bën Za // El nixtamal es la base para preparar alimentos de la cocina Zapoteca // “Nixtamal” is the base of many dishes in the Zapotec kitchen see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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