The San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary currently has 2200 entries, with 1749 audio files and 187 images.
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wchily
[ wchiilly ]
knife
( Spanish ) cuchillo
deiby
feather
( Spanish ) pluma (de ave)
badia
bdag xte gyiaguex
guidy rga
[ gui’dy rgààa’ ]
slingshot
( Spanish ) resortera
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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paborrely
peacock
( Spanish ) pavo real
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)
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zuat
[ zu’aht ]
bone
( Spanish ) hueso
simien xte loguezh quiamni
the walls of the old Quiavini town
( Spanish ) los paredes del viejo pueblo de Quiavini
biagyety
Lady niu ru zhimzhuag.
The cloth is covering the basket.
( Spanish ) La tela cubre la canasta.
gyixcwan beu
gueb simarrony
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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guedy
tunnel
( Spanish ) túnel
baguidy
Lady zeibynal ru zhimyzhuag.
The cloth is hanging over the edge of the basket.
( Spanish ) La tela cuelga sobre el borde de la canasta.
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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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)
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bxady
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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gyiarziny
[ gyìa’rzihny ]
type of plant (used for fuel for making bricks)
( Spanish ) una clase de planta (se usa para combustibles para hacer ladrillos)
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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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budy ngual
gyilabed
[ gyilabe’ed ]
mala mujer
( Spanish ) mala mujer
Scientific name: cnidoscolus souzae
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biasa
Quia Bdan
Picacho (name of the mountain)
( Spanish ) Picacho (nombre de la montaña)
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guichuiny
gual tia
white winged dove
( Spanish ) paloma alas blancas
Scientific name: Zenaida asiatica
Example: Foto de Jorge A. Pérez Torres, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC). via naturalista.mx
bgyied
[ bgyìed ]
izote (the flowers are edible)
( Spanish ) izote (se comen las flores)
rdo
guichbled
[ guichble’ed ]
type of plant (eaten by goats)
( Spanish ) tipo de planta (que comen los chivos)
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guich bled
[ guii’ch ble’ed ]
type of thorny bush
( Spanish ) especie de arbusto espinoso
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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)
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bëguidy
[ bë’gui’idy ]
butterfly, moth
( Spanish ) mariposa, polilla
Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia
Example: Photo by cullen / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org
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gyabo
[ gyabòo ]
encino oak (used to make coal)
( Spanish ) encino (se usa para hacer carbón)
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gyiamuzhyedy
[ gyiamuhzhye’edy ]
type of plant, "machete flower"
( Spanish ) tipo de planta, "flor de machete"
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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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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 2200 entries, 1749 audio files, and 187 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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