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Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec talking dictionary

Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

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version 1.2, 7.2017

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Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec

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bitiux [+]

noun    tomato

( Spanish ) jitomate

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bitiuxhy [+]

   tomato

( Spanish ) tomate

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bitiuxy du [+]

noun    tomato

( Spanish ) tomate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
bitiuxy gixh [+]

noun    tomatillo

( Spanish ) miltomate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
bitxa dain [+]

   type of blue bird

( Spanish ) tipo de pájaro azul

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bitxa’n [+]

noun    type of worm that grows in manure

( Spanish ) especie de gusano que crece en el estiércol

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bitxa’n [+]

   white worms

( Spanish ) gusanos blancos

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bityug [+]

   egg shell

( Spanish ) cáscara de huevo

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

biubg [+]

   leaf-cutter ant

( Spanish ) hormiga arriera

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
biuts [+]

   heron

( Spanish ) garza

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bixhiee [+]

   owl (without the raised feathers that look like ears)

( Spanish ) lechuza

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bixhixhy [+]

( Spanish ) tigrillo

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bixhug [+]

   nail

( Spanish ) uña

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixia [+]

   town house sparrow (with a red chest)

( Spanish ) gurrión del pueblo (con pecho rojo)

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bixia dain [+]

   mountain house sparrow

( Spanish ) gurrión del cerro

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
bixtily [+]

   soap

( Spanish ) jabón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bixtily [+]

   soap

( Spanish ) jabón

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bixugnia [+]

possessed noun    my fingernail

( Spanish ) uña de mi mano

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
bixugnie’e [+]

possessed noun    my toenail

( Spanish ) uña de mi pie

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
bixus [+]

noun    priest

( Spanish ) sacerdote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • religion
bixus [+]

noun    priest

( Spanish ) sacerdote; cura

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • person
  • religion
bizaa [+]

noun    beans

( Spanish ) frijol

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
bizaa [+]

   bean

( Spanish ) frijol

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizaa’n [+]

noun    sibling of the opposite sex; sister of a man, brother of a woman

( Spanish ) hermana (de un hombre), hermano (de una mujer)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • kinship
  • person
bizayaa [+]

noun    green bean

( Spanish ) ejote

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
bizayaa [+]

noun    green peas

( Spanish ) chícharos verdes

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • food
bizi’e yuu [+]

noun    peanut

( Spanish ) cacahuate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
bizie [+]

noun    well

( Spanish ) pozo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

bizie [+]

noun    well

( Spanish ) pozo

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

bizïin [+]

noun    deer

( Spanish ) venado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bizin [+]

   mouse

( Spanish ) ratón

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bizin [+]

   mouse

( Spanish ) ratón

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bizin [+]

   mouse

( Spanish ) ratón

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bizug [+]

   worm

( Spanish ) gusano

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bizung [+]

   rattle used in the Danza de la Pluma

( Spanish ) sonaja de los danzantes (Danza de la Pluma)

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • fiesta
  • Danza de la Pluma
bizuyn [+]

   deer

( Spanish ) venado

Speaker: Noel Alejandro García Juárez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
bizyee [+]

noun    cocoa

( Spanish ) cacao

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
bizyee [+]

( Spanish ) cacao

Speaker: Froylan Carreño Gutiérrez

blory ?? [+]

   pitcher

( Spanish ) jara

bsudy ?? [+]

   blanket

( Spanish ) manta

buly duu [+]

   ball of yarn

( Spanish ) bola de hilo

Speaker: Manuel de Jesús Mendoza Chávez


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
burr [+]

noun    donkey

( Spanish ) burro

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
byas xtily [+]

   olive

( Spanish ) aceituna, olivo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
bzab ?? [+]

   the stone used for granding on a metate

( Spanish ) mano de metate


Semantic domains:

  • food
bzya ?? [+]

   bean

( Spanish ) frijól


Semantic domains:

  • food
da’ [+]

   petate (woven reed mat)

( Spanish ) petate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dad [+]

   Sir, Mister

( Spanish ) señor

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • person
dain [+]

noun    mountain, hill

( Spanish ) montaña, cerro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • CC I-3
  • landscape
dain nisgie [+]

   mountains with rain (name of weaving pattern)

( Spanish ) montañas con lluvia (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
  • weaving pattern
dambur [+]

   drum

( Spanish ) tambor

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

damm [+]

noun    owl (with raised feathers that look like ears)

( Spanish ) búho, tecolote

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
damm [+]

   owl

( Spanish ) búho, tecolote

Speaker: Froilán Carreño Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
  • bird
dèè [+]

   1. ashes; 2. wood fire to cook over

( Spanish ) 1. ceniza; 2. fuego de leña para cocinar

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

detsa [+]

possessed noun    my back

( Spanish ) mi espalda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
dex [+]

   tile

( Spanish ) teja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

diag [+]

   hare

( Spanish ) liebre

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
diaga [+]

possessed noun    my ear

( Spanish ) mi oreja

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • body part
dkanik [+]

   marbles

( Spanish ) canicas

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dkwang ni rau benny [+]

   vegetable

( Spanish ) verdura

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
dobladix [+]

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
dub [+]

noun    maguey

( Spanish ) maguey

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • plant
dub [+]

noun    agave

( Spanish ) agave

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • plant
dub xtily [+]

   aloe

( Spanish ) sabila, áloe

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz


Semantic domains:

  • plant
dube [+]

noun    cochineal

( Spanish ) cochinilla

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutierrez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
dugie’ [+]

   necklace

( Spanish ) collar

Speaker: Teresa Manuela Mendoza Ruís

durasn [+]

   peach

( Spanish ) durazno

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
duu [+]

noun    yarn, thread

( Spanish ) hilo

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Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
duu les [+]

   rope

( Spanish ) mecate

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

dxaa [+]

   livestock

( Spanish ) ganado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
dxap [+]

noun    young woman, Miss (girl’s title)

( Spanish ) mujer jóven, Señorita

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • CC I-4
  • person
dxap [+]

   young woman

( Spanish ) muchacha

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista


Semantic domains:

  • person
dxapen [+]

noun    young girl

( Spanish ) niña

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • person
dxha [+]

   livestock

( Spanish ) ganado

Speaker: Edison Hipólito de los Ángeles


Semantic domains:

  • animal
dxib [+]

   goat

( Spanish ) chivo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
dxummiag [+]

noun    basket

( Spanish ) canasta

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dxummy [+]

noun    large basket

( Spanish ) canasto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dxummy ni naxhy [+]

   basket of fruit

( Spanish ) canasta de fruta

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • food
dzïinxkuily [+]

noun    homework

( Spanish ) tarea

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • school
gal rakli [+]

noun    learning

( Spanish ) aprendizaje

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • school
gal reziaklà’àz [+]

noun    gifts given during engagement from the groom (and his family) to the bride (and her family)

( Spanish ) contentamiento

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • celebration
gal rizibiny [+]

noun    sowing (seeds)

( Spanish ) siembra

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • agriculture
gal ruused [+]

noun    study

( Spanish ) estudio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • school
ganily [+]

noun    bobbin

( Spanish ) canillo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
ganily [+]

   bobbin

( Spanish ) canillo

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
garbat [+]

noun    greek key (name of weaving pattern)

( Spanish ) greca (nombre del diseño)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • weaving
  • weaving pattern
garol [+]

   half

( Spanish ) mitad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

garsiin [+]

Semantic domains:

  • plant
gaxhy [+]

   donkey

( Spanish ) burro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gaxhy [+]

   donkey

( Spanish ) burro

Speaker: Mariano Sosa Martinez


Semantic domains:

  • animal
gei’j nax [+]

   ice cream

( Spanish ) helado, nieve

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
gel [+]

   corn field

( Spanish ) milpa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • plant
gel [+]

   scaly custard apple

( Spanish ) anona

Speaker: Natalia Carreño Hernández


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
gelgi [+]

   chicozapote

( Spanish ) chicozapote

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • plant
  • food
gelgi [+]

   mamey sapote

( Spanish ) mamey

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • plant
ges [+]

noun    1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata

( Spanish ) 1. olla de barro; olla; 2. piñata

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
ges [+]

noun    1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata

( Spanish ) 1. olla de barro; olla; 2. piñata

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez


Semantic domains:

  • food
  • celebration
get [+]

noun    tortilla

( Spanish ) tortilla

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
get bas gie [+]

   tamal

( Spanish ) tamal de chepil

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez


Semantic domains:

  • food
get xtily [+]

   bread

( Spanish ) pan

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago


Semantic domains:

  • food
getx [+]

   thorn

( Spanish ) espina

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño


Semantic domains:

  • plant
ABOUT

All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2017).
Dictionary production supervised by Brook Danielle Lillehaugen and Janet Chávez Santiago, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. (2013-2017).
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: Janet Chávez Santiago, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, Allison Freemond, Neal Kelso, Jaime Metzger, Kate Riestenberg, & K. David Harrison. 2019. Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan

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All content copyright © the recorded Zapotec communities (2013-2017).
Dictionary production supervised by Brook Danielle Lillehaugen and Janet Chávez Santiago, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer. (2013-2017).
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: Janet Chávez Santiago, Brook Danielle Lillehaugen, Allison Freemond, Neal Kelso, Jaime Metzger, Kate Riestenberg, & K. David Harrison. 2019. Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.0. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/teotitlan

Interface and database design under the direction of Jeremy Fahringer and Swarthmore College ITS.

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