San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bagueizh[ba’gue’izh, ba’geizh]

fly

(Spanish) mosca

Speaker: Munro et al 1999

baguidy[ba’gui’idy]

baguidy

butterfly, moth

(Spanish) mariposa, polilla

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

balag

Lepidoptera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera

caterpillar

(Spanish) oruga

Example: Photo by hallakarl / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

banua[bannùùa’]

scorpion

(Spanish) alacrán

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

barga[bargàa’]

type of medium-sized grasshopper

(Spanish) especie de saltamontes de tamaño mediano

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bdi[bdih]

bdi

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bdi[bdih]

bdi

ant

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bëguidy[bë’gui’idy]

Lepidoptera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidoptera

butterfly, moth

(Spanish) mariposa, polilla

Example: Photo by cullen / iNaturalist, License: CC0 via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Lepidoptera via Wikipedia Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

belze

corn earworm

(Spanish) gusano de elote

Scientific name: Helicoverpa zea Speaker: Geraldina Lopez Curiel

btsya[btsya’ah]

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

btyep[btye’ep]

wasp

(Spanish) avispa

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bux

type of small insect, endemic to Oaxaca, that causes irritation

(Spanish) tipo de insecto diminuto, endémico de Oaxaca, que causa irritación en la piel

Speaker: Ana Petronila Lopez Curiel

bxady[bx:àady]

chapulin (edible grasshopper)

(Spanish) chapulín

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

bxady[bx:àady]

bxady

chapulin (edible grasshopper)

(Spanish) chapulín

Example: Tu ryulaz rau bxady? Who likes to eat chapulines? ¿A quién le gusta come chapulines? Qui aime manger chapulines? see more on Twitter

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

byub[byùùu’b]

Atta cephalotes

leaf-cutter ant

(Spanish) hormiga arriera

Example: Photo by momoto-erick / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Atta cephalotes Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

bzigui[bziguih]

black widow spider

(Spanish) araña negra, viuda negra

Speaker: Victoria Lopez

caracol

Cornu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornu_aspersum

snail

(Spanish) caracol

Example: Photo by cobao / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Cornu via Wikipedia Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

chinzh[chi’iinnzh]

bedbug

(Spanish) chinche

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

manyser[ma’anyseer]

manyser

bee

(Spanish) abeja

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

nazhëby

Centruroides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centruroides

bark scorpion

Example: Photo by danieldorantes7 / iNaturalist, License: CC-BY-NC via inaturalist.org

Scientific name: Centruroides via Wikipedia Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

zhacw[zh:aa’cw]

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Felipe H. Lopez

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Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
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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

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