Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Mexican plum, ciruela noun

(Spanish) ciruela

Example: Ba rzulo rdu’ún lo biashr naga’á lo gue’é. 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

Mexican pepperleaf

(Spanish) hierba santa

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

black zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower called eye of chicken

(Spanish) flor ojo de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

half-light flower (important local flower of various colors)

(Spanish) flor penumbra (flor local importante de varios colores)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dry corn plants, used to feed cattle noun

(Spanish) zacate (milpas secas)

Example: Lo de be’éu gal nald, Bën Za rnda’á guel ne rtiugh ghuishr. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bitter herb

(Spanish) hierba amarga

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

huaje noun

(Spanish) huaje

Example: Bën Za zeula ro lá’a, ne lo de be’éu gal nald rzulo raa dem. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild oregano (condiment)

(Spanish) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

plum tree

(Spanish) árbol de ciruelas

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

anona (fruit) tree

(Spanish) anonal

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

female tree of pájaro bobo (heart shaped leaf)

(Spanish) cazahuate, árbol de pájaro bobo hembra (hoja formado como corazón)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

huaje tree

(Spanish) árbol de huaje

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red spruce tree

(Spanish) piru

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild pepper tree (whose leaves cause a skin rash)

(Spanish) pirul silvestre (cuyas hojas provocan una erupción en la piel)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lime tree, lemon tree

(Spanish) limonero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

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

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez