Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

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

aromatic herb used to cook beans

(Spanish) epazote

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

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

agave to plant

(Spanish) agave para trasplantar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

flower of prickly pear

(Spanish) flor de nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of wild red flower noun

(Spanish) flor gallito (silvestre)

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

(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

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

type of herb noun

(Spanish) chepiche

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild oregano (condiment)

(Spanish) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

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

tomato plant

(Spanish) planta de tomate, tomatal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral de plantas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow corn

(Spanish) maíz amarillo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez