Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

nance (wild cherry endemic to Oaxaca) noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackberry

(Spanish) zarzamorra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Example: Ba rzulo rdu’ún lo biashr naga’á lo gue’é. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fruit with which you can make soap noun

(Spanish) pipe (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

sprouting river tamarind (edible)

(Spanish) retoño de la planta de huaje (comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

seed pod of devil’s claw (whose dried seeds are eaten to treat prostate inflamation)

(Spanish) vaina de garra del diablo (cuyas semillas secas se come para curar la inflamación de la próstata)

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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

prickly pear cactus fruit

(Spanish) tuna del nopal, pitaya

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

aromatic herb used to cook beans

(Spanish) epazote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ripened tomato

(Spanish) tomate maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pitaya (fruit of several cactus species)

(Spanish) pitaya

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans planted early in the season

(Spanish) frijol tempranero

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

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

silkworms eat blackberry leaves

(Spanish) el gusano de seda come hojas de mora

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cucharilla agave noun

(Spanish) agave de cucharilla

Example: Dub bcuel rac chu de "coron" de chi lani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

agave to plant

(Spanish) agave para trasplantar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

aloe vera

(Spanish) sábila

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

chickpea, garbanzo

(Spanish) garbanzo

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub // Zapotecs roast chikpea beans on a clay skillet, to prepare soup... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thick yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual grueso

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

marigold (this flower is used for All Saint’s Day festivities)

(Spanish) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower of prickly pear

(Spanish) flor de nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

plumeria flower noun

(Spanish) flor de mayo

Example: Bën Za runchu guie du’úld Guie Bshri te rzab yan chan. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plumiera, frangipani noun

(Spanish) flor tres de mayo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

squash blossom noun

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

"cocoa" flower noun

(Spanish) rosita de cacao

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

angel’s trumpet flower

(Spanish) floripondio

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wax mallow flower (used to make necklaces for saints or special pots for religious ceremonies and mayordomias)

(Spanish) wax mallow flower (usada como collar para santos o vasijas especiales en ceremonias religiosas y mayordomias

Example: see more on Twitter Ske rzab gue giny can ri’ batx lo de lani ro’ xte gëdx Zunni // “Monacillo” flowers adorning a pot that contains ceremonial drinks during the feast of Tlacochahuaya // Flores chilito adorn

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white bitter tasting flower noun

(Spanish) flor con sabor amargo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

half-light flower (important local flower of various colors)

(Spanish) flor penumbra (flor local importante de varios colores)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

basil

(Spanish) albahaca

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

endemic white wild aromatic orchid

(Spanish) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

common lantana flower (lit. chicken poop flower)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Mexican creeping zinnia flower noun

(Spanish) ojo de pollo (flor)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

reddish field plant noun

(Spanish) tipo de planta roja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chili pod noun

(Spanish) chile

Example: De bën gul nan sha ray za’ák guini te gac chu indo... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chile planted early in the season

(Spanish) chile tempranero

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

rose noun

(Spanish) rosa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

it is sprouting (milpa)

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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

bitter herb

(Spanish) hierba amarga

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild agave plant

(Spanish) maguey silvestre

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

morning glory noun

(Spanish) quebraplato (tipo de flor)

Example: Chi riab za’ák nisguia la’á cue’écu rbily lo guel. 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

tea of Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) te de hierba santa,

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild oregano (condiment)

(Spanish) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

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

corn planted in the late season

(Spanish) maíz sembrada en la estación tarde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mulberry (what silkworms eat)

(Spanish) mora (lo que come los gusanos de seda)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

encino tree noun

(Spanish) árbol encino

Example: Chi ca xhí’in laaz de Zaa, chí’iy na chi rguin wziu rú’u zaa, te kët gundeni tuv liach... Zé’ey gwendilaaz de Bën gul Zunni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

young encino tree

(Spanish) arbol pequeño de encino

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

Example: Ya btsë rded gal nabani de Dani, lo de be’éu biz. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

Example: Ya btsë rded gal nabani de Dani, lo de be’éu biz.

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus

(Spanish) órgano

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

guava tree

(Spanish) árbol de guayaba

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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

1. wood, 2. tree noun

(Spanish) 1. madera, 2. árbol

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bibih (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de los pipes

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

guava tree

(Spanish) árbol de guayaba

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

pomegranate tree

(Spanish) árbol de granada

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) cazahuate, árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

mezquite tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de mezquite

Example: Bel yubga yald guie Yagëch, ziubga za gued Xman "Sant." see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

huizache noun

(Spanish) huizache

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red spruce tree noun

(Spanish) piru

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

lime tree, lemon tree

(Spanish) limonero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

orange tree

(Spanish) naranjo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

custard apple (green fruit with whitish flesh) noun

(Spanish) chirimoya

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

chepil (an herb)

(Spanish) chepil

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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

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Example: Bën Za ryan cuch ne bëdi, xhub bde. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

yellow corn noun

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán