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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cow okra  noun

(Spanish) cuajilote

Example: Bën Za ro Bdua Gëch chi rac deb guishru. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

early harvest of nanche

(Spanish) nanche tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackberry

(Spanish) mora

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

prickly pear cactus noun

(Spanish) nopal

Example: Bën Za udily ni goni lo nia, ze’éy bchieldeb Bia’á rë’ni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

root with which you can make shampoo noun

(Spanish) raíz con lo cual se puede hacer champú

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white castor oil plant

(Spanish) higuerilla blanca

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) hierba santa

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild pink muhly grass

(Spanish) pasto de anillo (usada para proteger a la cosecha de lluvia fuerte)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild bush, roots used to treat hemorrhage (sensible to touch or clap)

(Spanish) vergonzosa (raíces útiles para tratar hemorragia)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ripened tomato

(Spanish) tomate maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tuna fruit, prickly pear cactus fruit noun

(Spanish) tuna(s)

Example: Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit. Photo by Ken Bosma, License: CC BY 2.0 see more on Flickr . Btsë xhub rshru te go ne isia guid lady bëni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans with hierba de conejo noun

(Spanish) frijoles con hierba de conejo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower called eye of chicken

(Spanish) flor ojo de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

aloe vera

(Spanish) sábila

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

to dry, put to dry verb

(Spanish) secar, poner a secar

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of plant used to feed chickens noun

(Spanish) acahual, tipo de planta que se usa para alimentar los pollos

Example: Ba ca zulo riald de guie gueb lo de nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thick yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual grueso

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bush sunflower (wild flower fed to chickens)

(Spanish) acahual delgado

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Example: Bezbiau rguili tëni lo de guie. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

red flower (used to make and decorate a type of punch) noun

(Spanish) flor roja (que se usa para hacer y decorar el ponche)

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

white bitter tasting flower noun

(Spanish) flor con sabor amargo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

basil

(Spanish) albahaca

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

(Spanish) flor de azucena (flor blanca que crescen en las sierras). Del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

(Spanish) flor del niño

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(a wild flower that grows in the hills, used in the celebrations of Holy Week and Christmas)

(Spanish) (flor del cerro amarilla usada en la festividad de semana santa y navidad)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

poinsettia noun

(Spanish) flor de noche buena

Example: Ba riald de Guie Tëni // Poinsettias are blooming // Nochebuenas floreando... see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

poleo (a wild flower used in religious ceremonies, mayordomias, and weddings) noun

(Spanish) poleo (flor silvestre usada en ceremonias religiosas, mayordomias y bodas)

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tejocote flower noun

(Spanish) flor de tejocote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana flower (lit. chicken poop flower)

(Spanish) flor de lantana (lit. flor caca de gallina)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild flower, resembles a corn cob

(Spanish) flor de olote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

reddish field plant noun

(Spanish) tipo de planta roja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) tipo de chile pequeño

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

flower stick of agave plants noun

(Spanish) quiote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

carrizo reed noun

(Spanish) carrizo

Example: Uzan ru’úch nis ya’á rë’ni te ru za’ák deb.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

carrizo reed

(Spanish) carrizo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

baby’s breath flower noun

(Spanish) flor de nubes

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thistle

(Spanish) abrojo

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild thorny flower

(Spanish) Flor silvestre con espinas

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pears hang from the tree

(Spanish) cuelgan las peras del árbol

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild mushrooms are sprouting

(Spanish) los hongos están reventando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the tree is growing

(Spanish) el árbol está creciendo

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bitter herb

(Spanish) hierba amarga

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild agave plant

(Spanish) maguey silvestre

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Example: Bën Za zeula ro lá’a, ne lo de be’éu gal nald rzulo raa dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hierba de conejo (wild herb used to cook beans) noun

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Example: Lagu see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

pumpkin plant sprouts noun

(Spanish) guias

Example: Bën Za rtiu’ú lo guit te rac chu xhub cuania’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

devil’s claw (endemic plant)

(Spanish) garra del diablo (planta endémica)

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Scientific name: Proboscidea parviflora Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

apple noun

(Spanish) manzana

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tea of Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) te de hierba santa,

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tejocote tree is blooming

(Spanish) el arbor de tejocote está floreando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red lily noun

(Spanish) azucena roja. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fruit of mezquite

(Spanish) frutas del rompecapa

Example: see more on Twitter Xhub dxidx, tub nax ni ro de “vaquer” txi renedeb de itxa lo gi’x // Frutillas del mezquite “rompe-capas” una delicia que disfrutaban los cuidadores de ganado en el campo. // Wild berries from m

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

(Spanish) lantana, cinco negritos (lit. popo de pollo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

banana tree

(Spanish) platanero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

young encino tree

(Spanish) arbol pequeño de encino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nanche tree, a type of tree that produces a red cherry-like fruit

(Spanish) árbol de nanches

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plum tree

(Spanish) árbol de ciruelas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Example: Bën Za rtub de shi cos la’án bndag ya blap. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

a tree with small, egg-like fruits (lit. ’tree of dew’; people feed the fruit to chickens) noun

(Spanish) un árbol con fruta como huevos pequeños (literalmente ’árbol de rocío’; se alimenta a los gallinas con estas frutas)

Example: BnZaa ryan Yabni de bëd guidy te chewla cua’áy dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato plant

(Spanish) planta de tomate, tomatal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cactus that produces white cactus fruit

(Spanish) órganos que dan tunas blancas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

1. wood, 2. tree noun

(Spanish) 1. madera, 2. árbol

Example: Ba ca biz yag par de be’éu gal nald ne nisguia la’án Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

ahuehuete tree, Montezuma cypress tree, sabino tree noun

(Spanish) árbol ahuehuete (sabino)

Example: Bën Za blilo Yaguiits uxan de xculdeb, ze beldzi Yaguiits zub Ndua’á, nde zub Lachigolo. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

hawthorn (type of tree); mequite tree noun

(Spanish) espino; mequite

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

mesquite tree with yellow flowers

(Spanish) árbol de mezquite que da flores amarillas

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

red spruce tree

(Spanish) piru

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild pepper tree (whose leaves cause a skin rash)

(Spanish) pirul silvestre (cuyas hojas provocan una erupción en la piel)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

orange tree

(Spanish) naranjo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

custard apple (green fruit with whitish flesh) noun

(Spanish) chirimoya

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

blackbead fruit (wild fruit that looks like huaje)

(Spanish) huamuche

Scientific name: Pithecellobium Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

saltbush plant

(Spanish) chamizo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

tree branch

(Spanish) rama de árbol

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán