Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

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

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

bush sunflower (wild flower fed to chickens)

(Spanish) acahual delgado

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the flower before the corn is mature

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cornfield noun

(Spanish) milpa, maizal, campo de maíz, campo con milpa.

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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

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

agave fiber, maguey fiber

(Spanish) fibra de maguey, fibra de agave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower stick of agave plants noun

(Spanish) quiote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild mushrooms are sprouting

(Spanish) los hongos están reventando

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

mamey seed

(Spanish) semila de mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

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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

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rat tail cactus

(Spanish) cactus cola de rata

Example: Ya btsë xban guag, zaby lo de yaxats lá’n Dani / Cactus cola de rata colgando de los encinos en la montaña / “Rat tail cactus” hanging from pine trees in the mountains see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

belduy (type of fruit) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de belduy (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

guava tree

(Spanish) árbol de guayaba

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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 white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez