Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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binni gie

binni gie

noun type of candle decorated with flowers

(Spanish) vela de concha

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

biu’s

noun engagement

(Spanish) compromiso, gasto

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

dxi naza’

day of fiesta

(Spanish) dia de fiesta

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

gal guzan

phrase guests of the bride

(Spanish) invitados familia de la novia

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

gal reziaklà’àz

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

gal rutxnia’

noun wedding

(Spanish) boda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ges

ges

noun 1. clay pot; pot; 2. piñata

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

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

guya’

guya’

1. dancer in the dance of the feather; 2. dance of the feather

(Spanish) 1. danzante en la danza de la pluma; 2. la danza de la pluma

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kalendr

kalendr

calenda (type of celebration)

(Spanish) calenda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani

lani

noun party, celebration

(Spanish) fiesta, celebración

Example: de xman re na lani Xigie y seguro entiendes de emoción, you know. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani kie dain

festival of the Mountain (Guelaguetza)

(Spanish) fiesta del Cerro (Guelaguetza)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani Santisim Kruzy

Celebration of Santa Cruz, Celebration of the Holy Cross

(Spanish) fiesta de la Santa Cruz

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani tugul

lani tugul

celebration of the dead

(Spanish) celebración de muertos

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani xten Dad Bid

lani xten Dad Bid

fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre

(Spanish) fiesta de la Preciosa Sangre

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

lani xten gibà’ Natibidá

celebration of the Nativity of Mary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgen de Natividad

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

lani xten Nan gibà’ Xsary

celebration of the Virgin of the Rosary

(Spanish) fiesta de la Virgin del Rosario

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

rak laachi rak laang

noun birthday

(Spanish) cumpleaños

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ridiè’ dxumm giè’

noun parade

(Spanish) convite

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ruya’a dguya’

ruya’a dguya’

the dancers of the feather dance are dancing

(Spanish) los danzantes de la danza de la pluma bailan

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

te nabiz

seco (a dish of bread and a piece of chocolate that you give to a widow or someone who did not come to a party)

(Spanish) seco (un plato de pan con una tablilla de chocolate que se da a alguien que no fue a una fiesta o a un viudo o viuda)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

te za’

day of wedding; fiesta; celebration

(Spanish) dia de boda; fiesta; celebracion

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

Tsïgul

noun huehuete (master of ceremonies, village protocol expert)

(Spanish) ahuehuete (maestro de ceremonia, experto del protocolo del pueblo)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Xman Sant

Xman Sant

Holy Week

(Spanish) Semana Santa

Speaker: Leonardo Martinez Sosa

yag xtily

yag xtily

noun firework, tower of fireworks

(Spanish) castillo de cohete

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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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).
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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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