The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2320 entries, with 1898 audio files and 188 images.
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gyigyiny xcuch
gyibtsëzhi
[ gyibtsëhzhii’ ]
a specific type of organ pipe cactus
( Spanish ) una clase de organo que da tuna
Semantic domains:
Rguch buny zhub.
caracol
snail
( Spanish ) caracol
Scientific name: Cornu via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by cobao / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
Semantic domains:
gueb simarrony
gyaluzh
[ gyalùuzh ]
type of pepper tree (Notes: 1. the tender branches are used to both cure and protect one from "susto"; 2. the peppercorns can be burned in the fire to help overdue baby chicks hatch)
( Spanish ) tipo de pirul (Notas: 1. sus ramas tiernas sirven para curar y proteger a uno del susto; 2. cuando los pollitos no nacen el día esperado, se ponen las semillas en el fuego a lado de los huevos y así cuando truenen las semillas, los pollitos nacen)
Semantic domains:
xcarzi dad gual
[ xcarzììi’ da’ad guahl ]
type of plant (a poultice is made from this plant to remove splinters)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que se usa para emplaso y extraer astilla)
Semantic domains:
bxady
biado
badia
bzicy
dubblia
[ dùub blììa’ ]
tobalá maguey (a wild maguey used to make mezcal)
( Spanish ) maguey tobalá (maguey silvestre que se usa para hacer mezcal)
Semantic domains:
baguidy
gyia btyen guix
[ gyia btyehn guìi’x ]
type of plant (used to treat stomach aches)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que se usa para el dolor de estómago)
Semantic domains:
guichiu
many zharbel
[ ma’any zh:arbèel ]
wandering spider
( Spanish ) araña que no pica;araña de color café
Scientific name: Cupiennius salei
Example: Photo by danieldorantes7 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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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
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gyilabed
[ gyilabe’ed ]
mala mujer
( Spanish ) mala mujer
Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae
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guedy
tunnel
( Spanish ) túnel
wbequi
type of plant (used to make smaller brooms, typically used by women)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que se usa para hacer escobas pequeñas usualmente para el uso de la mujer)
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dub bcwel
deiby
feather
( Spanish ) pluma (de ave)
budy ngual
dubeu
[ dùube’èu’ ]
a type of wild maguey used to make mezcal
( Spanish ) una clase de maguey silvestre para hacer mezcal
Semantic domains:
Quia Bdan
Picacho (name of the mountain)
( Spanish ) Picacho (nombre de la montaña)
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guich bled
[ guii’ch ble’ed ]
type of thorny bush
( Spanish ) especie de arbusto espinoso
Semantic domains:
garruzh
cattle prod
( Spanish ) garrocha
gyiluzhdany
[ gyi’lùu’zh dàany ]
type of tree related to pepper tree (it is said that if you get a rash from touching this tree, then in order to get rid of the rash you must dance around the tree and hit the tree with a stick)
( Spanish ) tipo de pirul (se dice que si tocas este árbol, te dara ronchas, para curarte tienes que bailar a su rededor y pegarle con una vara)
Semantic domains:
gyia xniaz
balag
caterpillar
( Spanish ) oruga
Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by hallakarl / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org
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bgyied
[ bgyìed ]
izote (the flowers are edible)
( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)
guezhro
[ gueezhro ]
large biznaga (was used to make "tortillas" during the famine)
( Spanish ) biznaga grande (se usaba para hacer "tortillas" en tiempo de hambruna)
Semantic domains:
gyiasa
( Spanish ) poleo
Scientific name: Hyptis eriocephala
Example: 01506 Hyptis eriocephala, POLEO AZUL. Prof UETTM Repositorio, CC-BY-NC-SA via Flickr
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 white 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.
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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 2320 entries, 1898 audio files, and 188 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 white 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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