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

blackberry

(Spanish) zarzamorra

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

seed pod of devil’s claw (whose dried seeds are eaten to treat prostate inflamation)

(Spanish) vaina de garra del diablo (cuyas semillas secas se come para curar la inflamación de la próstata)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

to dry, put to dry verb

(Spanish) secar, poner a secar

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mamey

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

flower noun

(Spanish) flor

Example: Bezbiau rguili tëni lo de guie. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

marigold (this flower is used for All Saint’s Day festivities)

(Spanish) flor de zempasuchil

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

azucena flower (type of white mountain lily)

(Spanish) flor de azucena (flor blanca que crescen en las sierras). Del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

(Spanish) flor del niño

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild mint

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower stick of agave plants noun

(Spanish) quiote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn sprout

(Spanish) maiz germinando

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red lily noun

(Spanish) azucena roja. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

copal bush

(Spanish) árbol de copal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

young encino tree

(Spanish) arbol pequeño de encino

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

Example: Bën Za rtub de shi cos la’án bndag ya blap. see more on Twitter

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

bduaguch (type of squash) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de bduaguch (tipo de calabacita)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hawthorn (type of tree); mequite tree noun

(Spanish) espino; mequite

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

domesticated Peruvian peppertree (used as chicken bedding to get rid of pests)

(Spanish) pirul (usado para el lecho de pollos para remover parásitos)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dried cobs (used as fuel in the kitchen) noun

(Spanish) olote(s)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez