Santiago Matatlán Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bee

red ant

(Spanish) hormiga roja

Speaker: César Mateo Bautista

besbiob

coral snake

(Spanish) coralillo

Speaker: César Mateo Bautista

bzug

bzug

nail

(Spanish) uña

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

coob xhomily

nixtamal based dough

(Spanish) maza de nixtamal

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

döb

Sandra R. Gómez

maguey (plant)

(Spanish) maguey

Example: Sandra R. Gómez

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

gaalbgay

twenty-five

(Spanish) veinticinco

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

gaalbxuan

twenty-eight

(Spanish) veintiocho

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

guichtesh

body hair

(Spanish) vello

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

guindo ngatz

yellow mole

(Spanish) mole amarillo

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

loo

face

(Spanish) cara

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

n'gaz

black

(Spanish) negro

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

nad

stubborn

(Spanish) necio

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

nazieu

street

(Spanish) calle

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

quietz

white

(Spanish) blanco

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

re bin

valentines

(Spanish) novios

Speaker: Everardo L. Hernandez

ruté

forgets

(Spanish) faltar

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

rxiezá

I laugh

(Spanish) yo río

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

rzaw

closes

(Spanish) cerrar

Speaker: Beneranda Mateo Hernandez

sel bau

violet flower

(Spanish) violetas

Speaker: Eva Andrea de Los Angeles

vehnal

cold air

(Spanish) aire frio

Speaker: César Mateo Bautista

xcay

foggy

(Spanish) nublado

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

xh'tiz

town council

(Spanish) cabildo (de es. "justícia")

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

Xhísi laa laxh yebu?

What is your town called? (respectful)

(Spanish) Cómo se llama su pueblo?

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

yát b'cuba

tortilla with fungus

(Spanish) tortilla apoxcahuada

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

yéet

squash

(Spanish) calabaza

Speaker: Sandra R. Gómez

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Dictionary produced by Sandra Ruth Gomez Sernas, Everardo Lopez Hernandez, Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.

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how to cite: Gomez Sernas, Sandra Ruth, Everardo Lopez Hernandez, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, & K. David Harrison. 2022. Santiago Matatlán Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 1.0. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/matatlan

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