Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

butterfly

(Spanish) mariposa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cracks in the soil

(Spanish) rajaduras en la tierra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cracked earth

(Spanish) tierra quebrada o seca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

fish

(Spanish) pescado

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

river fish

(Spanish) charal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

brother (of a male) noun

(Spanish) hermano (de un hombre)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

brother (of a male) noun

(Spanish) hermano (de otro varón)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

buzzard noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

meat noun

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

if (conditional)

(Spanish) si (condicional)

Speaker: Antonio García Cruz

if (conditional)

(Spanish) si (condicional)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

meat

(Spanish) carne

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wedding food with beef and oregano noun

(Spanish) comida de boda con res y orégano

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

raw meat

(Spanish) carne cruda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mole (face dot)

(Spanish) lunar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mole

(Spanish) lunar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

red mole (raised dot)

(Spanish) lunar rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red mole

(Spanish) lunar rojo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicken meat

(Spanish) carne de pollo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of snake (culebra correlona)

(Spanish) culebra correlona

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of purple snake

(Spanish) una culebra morada

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

black snake

(Spanish) culebra negra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

kind of wild cherry related to the nance that is endemic to Oaxaca noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

kind of wild cherry related to the nance that is endemic to Oaxaca

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild nanche (type of wild fruit)

(Spanish) nanche silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

type of small gray snake

(Spanish) una culebra grisita

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of snake (Rat Snake)

(Spanish) culebra ratonera

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez, Variant: Senticolis triaspis

deaf snake

(Spanish) culebra sorda

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

silk worm

(Spanish) gusano de seda

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dregs, grounds (of liquid) noun

(Spanish) sedimento, asiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

grounds (of a liquid)

(Spanish) sedimentos (de un liquído)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

person who lives in the mountains

(Spanish) persona que vive en la sierra

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

people who live in the mountains

(Spanish) persona que vive en la sierra

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

city person noun

(Spanish) persona citadina, de la ciudad

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

old person noun

(Spanish) persona viejo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

old person

(Spanish) persona viejo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

person from the same town

(Spanish) paisano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

countryman, peasant

(Spanish) paisano

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

person of respect

(Spanish) persona de respeto

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dancers noun

(Spanish) danzantes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lazy

(Spanish) flojo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

worker; the person works

(Spanish) trabajador, trabajadora; la persona trabaja

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Zapotec person

(Spanish) persona zapoteca

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Zapotec person

(Spanish) persona zapoteca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

noble person

(Spanish) persona noble

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

person who lives in the foothills of the mountain

(Spanish) persona que vive en las faldas de la montaña

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

person noun

(Spanish) persona

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

people

(Spanish) gente

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

person without patience

(Spanish) persona sin paciencia

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

flexible

(Spanish) flexible

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

person

(Spanish) persona

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jaguar, ocelote

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote, tigrillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

big seed (like that of an avocado)

(Spanish) semilla grande (como del aguacate)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tick

(Spanish) garrapata

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of big jackrabbit noun

(Spanish) variante de liebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

louse

(Spanish) piojo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bat

(Spanish) murciélago

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bat

(Spanish) murcielago

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

beetle noun

(Spanish) escarabajo

Example: Chi riab za’ák nis guia ria de Betub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

coyote noun

(Spanish) coyote

Example: Xhques Bew rguchu nis te re’é de Bew la’án Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

coyote

(Spanish) coyote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turtle

(Spanish) tortuga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cicada noun

(Spanish) chicharra

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of bird that sings like a cicada

(Spanish) un pájaro que canta como chicharra

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of bird that sings like cicada

(Spanish) tipo de pájaro que canta como un chicharra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

mint

(Spanish) yerba buena

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) moscón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

bluebottle fly

(Spanish) mosca verde, moscón

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

fog noun

(Spanish) niebla

Example: Beyun runza’ák guel la’án gëch Dani. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jaguar

(Spanish) jaguar, ocelote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

blackberry

(Spanish) mora

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

local relative of the blackberry

(Spanish) zarzamorra

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bumble bee

(Spanish) abejorro

Example: Rcily doo ria Bezbiaw re top zëni la’án de guie. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bumble bee

(Spanish) abejorro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small mosquito that causes welts

(Spanish) un mosquito muy pequeño que pica mucho y sube habones

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

grey dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gray dove

(Spanish) güila

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of wild cat

(Spanish) tipo de gato silvestre

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

spider

(Spanish) araña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

underground honeybees

(Spanish) abejas subterráneas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of small black bee that lives underground and produces “miel de castilla” (possibly Geotrigona acapulconis)

(Spanish) tipo de abejita negra que tiene su capullo bajo de la tierra y produce “miel de castilla” (posiblemente Geotrigona acapulconis)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

type of small black bee that lives underground and produces “miel de castilla”

(Spanish) tipo de abejita negra que tiene su capullo bajo de la tierra y produce “miel de castilla”

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

necklace

(Spanish) collar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

air noun

(Spanish) aire, viento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red ant that stings  noun

(Spanish) hormiga roja de picadura fuerte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ant noun

(Spanish) hormiga

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

prickly pear cactus noun

(Spanish) nopal

Example: Bën Za udily ni goni lo nia, ze’éy bchieldeb Bia’á rë’ni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thick cactus

(Spanish) nopal grueso

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

root with which you can make shampoo noun

(Spanish) raíz con lo cual se puede hacer champú

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez