Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

put on a shawl?

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

banana

(Spanish) plátano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cuajilote (type of wild banana) noun

(Spanish) cuajilote

Example: Bën Za ro Bdua Gëch chi rac deb guishru. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

month noun

(Spanish) mes

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hummingbird

(Spanish) colibrí

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

if (conditional)

(Spanish) si (condicional)

Speaker: Antonio García Cruz

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

nance noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small gray snake

(Spanish) una culebra grisita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

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types of aromatic plants

(Spanish) yerba buena

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

Mexican plum  noun

(Spanish) ciruela

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

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

leafcutter ant

(Spanish) hoja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eye

What town are you from? (formal and informal)

(Spanish) De que pueblo eres? (formal and informal)

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

a piece, a, an

(Spanish) una pieza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

will go phrase

Chico

see you later

(Spanish) nos vemos luego

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

fungi noun

(Spanish) hongos

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truth

(Spanish) verdad

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Zapotec Language noun

(Spanish) lengua zapoteca

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ear

twenty-eight

(Spanish) veintiocho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gain verb

seven

(Spanish) siete

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small chile noun

(Spanish) tipo de chile pequeño

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of ox with a hump

bread, loaf of bread noun

(Spanish) pan, pan dulce, pieza de pan

Example: Guet Xtily ni rac chu Latuvi, tuv gëch Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

round pot used to carry food

(Spanish) olla de asa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

burning coals

(Spanish) carbones encendidos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red flower used to make and decorate a type of punch noun

(Spanish) flor roja que se usa para hacer y decorar el ponche

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

chili pod noun

(Spanish) chile

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

Pasilla of Oaxaca child pods

(Spanish) Chile pasilla de los Mixes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

old (of people, 50-70)

(Spanish) anciano/a (de humanos, entre 50 y 70 años de edad)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Fine

type of field rat

(Spanish) rata del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

pomegranate tree

prickly pear cactus

juice noun

(Spanish) jugo

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

city hall noun

(Spanish) municipio

onto

(Spanish) en, sobre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tip of a finger or toe

(Spanish) punta de dedo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

name

homeland

(Spanish) pueblo de origen

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

between

(Spanish) entre

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

clothes

(Spanish) ropa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Leon

zanate bird noun

(Spanish) zanate

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

apple noun

millipede

(Spanish) milpiés

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mass

be

(Spanish) ser

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black like charcoal

(Spanish) negro como el carbón

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

aunt (poss. form)

(Spanish) tia

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

very white

(Spanish) muy blanco

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

man

(Spanish) hombre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

digit (finger or toe)

(Spanish) dedo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mockingbird

(Spanish) zonzontle, sensontle

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

calls

turns on (a radio)

he cooks phrase

is inside out verb

stings (someone) verb

sees

questions verb

be, stand (in a location) (used for people)

(Spanish) estar (en una ubicación) (se usa para personas)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

opens

(Spanish) abre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

morning noun

(Spanish) mañana

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

behaves badly

(Spanish) se porta mal

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

arranges for

pays attention to

accomanies

application noun

(Spanish) solicitud

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

four

(Spanish) cuatro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fifty

(Spanish) cincuenta

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

slug noun

(Spanish) babosa

Example: Tre ghass ria la’án yu, chi riab za’ák nis guia. see more on Twitter

(a male’s) underpants

ten number

(Spanish) diez

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eleven

(Spanish) once

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

a hundred

(Spanish) cien, un ciento

Speaker: moisés García Guzmán

gourd containers

(Spanish) jícara (s)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

big bowl made out of gourd

(Spanish) jícara blanca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

Example: Xub be’ldub rzhu te racchu guet ne de xhub / Purple corn to make tortillas and prepare some recipes / Maíz morado, para hacer tortillas y algunos guisados. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salsa de huevo (a dish with eggs and salsa)

(Spanish) salsa de huevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Edible leafy bush

(Spanish) Chepiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mulberry (what silkworms eat)

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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

dumb parrot

(Spanish) pajaro bobo

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

encino tree noun

(Spanish) árbol encino

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wild bush (fruits used in the treatment of acne)

(Spanish) árbol de copal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(Spanish) anonal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

lemon grove

(Spanish) limonar

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

soil

(Spanish) tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral de plantas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sugar noun

(Spanish) azúcar