Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

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

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

fruit with which you can make soap noun

(Spanish) pipe (tipo de fruta)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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

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

edible fungi that grows on ears of corn  noun

(Spanish) Huitlacoche

Example: Kët nati par ibig Chuch, ladru ca ria xhub bini, te kët iria Daam loo guel. Zé’ey qwendilaaz de bën gul. see more on Twitter

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

wild yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weed

(Spanish) hierba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

alcatraz flower

(Spanish) flor alcatraz

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

endemic white wild aromatic orchid

(Spanish) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

the tree is growing

(Spanish) el árbol está creciendo

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

alfalfa noun

(Spanish) alfalfa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild agave plant

(Spanish) maguey silvestre

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

morning glory noun

(Spanish) quebraplato (tipo de flor)

Example: Chi riab za’ák nisguia la’á cue’écu rbily lo guel. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hierba de conejo (wild herb used to cook beans) noun

(Spanish) hierba de conejo (para cocinar frijoles)

Example: Lagu see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

apple noun

(Spanish) manzana

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cactus fruit flower noun

(Spanish) flor de tuna

Example: see more on Twitter

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

organ-pipe cactus noun

(Spanish) órgano

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

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

guava tree

(Spanish) árbol de guayaba

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán