The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 1990 entries, with 1509 audio files and 184 images.
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badia
baguidy
balag
caterpillar
( Spanish ) oruga
Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by hallakarl / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
Semantic domains:
bdag xte gyiaguex
bech
bëguidy
[ bë’gui’idy ]
butterfly, moth
( Spanish ) mariposa, polilla
Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by cullen / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org
Semantic domains:
bel dub
bgyied
[ bgyìed ]
izote (the flowers are edible)
( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)
biado
biagyety
biasa
bon xqui buarr
btiaz
[ btììa’z ]
nest
( Spanish ) nido
budy
budy ngual
bxady
byub
[ byùùu’b ]
leaf-cutter ant
( Spanish ) hormiga arriera
Scientific name: Atta cephalotes
Example: Photo by momoto-erick / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
Semantic domains:
bzicy
caracol
snail
( Spanish ) caracol
Scientific name: Cornu via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by cobao / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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cwanady
[ cwàa’nàa’dy ]
type of plant (used to treat arthritis)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (se usa a tratar la artritis)
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deiby
feather
( Spanish ) pluma (de ave)
dub bcwel
dubblia
[ dùub blììa’ ]
tobalá maguey (a wild maguey used to make mezcal)
( Spanish ) maguey tobalá (maguey silvestre que se usa para hacer mezcal)
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dubeu
[ dùube’èu’ ]
a type of wild maguey used to make mezcal
( Spanish ) una clase de maguey silvestre para hacer mezcal
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gual tia
white winged dove
( Spanish ) paloma alas blancas
Scientific name: Zenaida asiatica
Example: via naturalista.mx
gueb simarrony
guedy
tunnel
( Spanish ) túnel
guepy
guezh San Luc
town of San Lucas Quiavini
( Spanish ) pueblo de San Lucas Quiavini
guezhro
[ gueezhro ]
large biznaga (was used to make "tortillas" during the famine)
( Spanish ) biznaga grande (se usaba para hacer "tortillas" en tiempo de hambruna)
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guich bled
[ guii’ch ble’ed ]
type of thorny bush
( Spanish ) especie de arbusto espinoso
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guichbe lag
[ guìi’chbèe lahg ]
type of tree (goats are dependent on this tree)
( Spanish ) tipo de árbol (que comen los chivos)
Semantic domains:
guichbily
[ guichbiily ]
type of plant with barbed thorns
( Spanish ) tipo de planta con espinas
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guichbled
[ guichble’ed ]
type of plant (eaten by goats)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que comen los chivos)
Semantic domains:
guichiu
guichuiny
guidy rga
[ gui’dy rgààa’ ]
slingshot
( Spanish ) resortera
guzh
gyabo
[ gyabòo ]
encino oak (used to make coal)
( Spanish ) encino (se usa para hacer carbón)
Semantic domains:
gyag recy
fire wood
( Spanish ) leña
All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2019)
Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Most of the black and while line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite:
Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle, Felipe H. Lopez, Pamela Munro, with Savita M. Deo, Graham Mauro, and Saul Ontiveros. 2019.
San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/sanlucasquiavini
There are currently 1990 entries, 1509 audio files, and 184 images.
All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2019)
Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
Supported in part with funding from a NSF REU Site grant (PI Harrison, Building Digital Tools to Support Endangered Languages and Preserve Environmental Knowledge in Mexico, Micronesia, and Navajo Nation, Award #1461056).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Most of the black and while line drawings in these entries are taken from the Arte para la Alfabetización en México (Art for Literacy in Mexico) (Instituto Lingüistico de Verano, A.C., 2004) and are used according to the license agreement therein. All artwork remains the intellectual property of the artist.
All rights reserved. Do not distribute or reproduce without permission.
how to cite:
Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle, Felipe H. Lopez, Pamela Munro, with Savita M. Deo, Graham Mauro, and Saul Ontiveros. 2019.
San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages.
http://www.talkingdictionary.org/sanlucasquiavini
Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.
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