Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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

seed (like that of the man kach plant)

(Spanish) semilla (como la de la planta garra del diablo)

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

white dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

yellow flower of the geb plant (always blooms during late october, early november)

(Spanish) flor amarillo de acahual

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

yellow ant flower noun

(Spanish) flor de la arriera

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

basil

(Spanish) albahaca

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild cempasuchil (small, yellow, wild flower, used in All Saint’s Day festivities) noun

(Spanish) cempasuchil silvestre (florecilla silvestre amarilla, usada en la festividad de todos los santos)

Example: Ba bzulo riald Guie Gwe la’án de Dani Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tejocote flower noun

(Spanish) flor de tejocote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower stick of agave plants noun

(Spanish) quiote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pears hang from the tree

(Spanish) cuelgan las peras del árbol

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cactus fruit flower noun

(Spanish) flor de tuna

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn planted in the late season

(Spanish) maíz sembrada en la estación tarde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cactus that produces white cactus fruit

(Spanish) órganos que dan tunas blancas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

hawthorn (type of tree); mequite tree noun

(Spanish) espino; mequite

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

iron guaje tree noun

(Spanish) arbol de guaje de hierro

Example: Nde na yala’á guib, rialdni lo de be’éu biz see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán