Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

tule grass (used to make roofs)

(Spanish) tule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

early harvest of nanche

(Spanish) nanche tempranero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

angel’s trumpet flower

(Spanish) floripondio

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white tree orchid noun

(Spanish) orquídea blanca de un árbol

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild mint

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sunflower noun

(Spanish) girasol. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

carrizo reed noun

(Spanish) carrizo

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

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rose noun

(Spanish) rosa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cinnamon noun

(Spanish) canel

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rue (type of plant)

(Spanish) ruda

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn planted early in the season

(Spanish) maíz tempranero

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

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

huizache noun

(Spanish) huizache

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

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

mesquite tree with yellow flowers

(Spanish) árbol de mezquite que da flores amarillas

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

avocado tree

(Spanish) árbol de aguacate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán