Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

falcon

(Spanish) halcón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

adobe (clay bricks) noun

(Spanish) adobe

Example: Nde na de yu’ú bsu ladrru rbez de Bën Za // These are adobe homes where Zapotecs live. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bee hive

(Spanish) panal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

aromatic herb used to cook beans

(Spanish) epazote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato noun

(Spanish) tomate / jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomato

(Spanish) jitomate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomatillo (used for salsas)

(Spanish) tomatillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild tomatillo noun

(Spanish) tomatillo silvestre, tomatillo milpero

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

wild bush, roots used to treat hemorrhage (sensible to touch or clap)

(Spanish) vergonzosa (raíces útiles para tratar hemorragia)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tuna fruit, prickly pear cactus fruit noun

(Spanish) tuna(s)

Example: Prickly Pear Cactus Fruit. Photo by Ken Bosma, License: CC BY 2.0 see more on Flickr . Btsë xhub rshru te go ne isia guid lady bëni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pitaya (fruit of several cactus species)

(Spanish) pitaya

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

tunilla (type of small cactus fruit)

(Spanish) tunilla

Example: Ndu’úa, btsë guishr rshru te re quia nis ni rac chu gëy / In Oaxaca, wild cactus fruit is used to make traditional ice cream see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

wild prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) tuna silvestre

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

white dragonfruit

(Spanish) pitayal blanco

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

foam

(Spanish) espuma

Example: Yu’ doo btsëny lo Chucluat re’ bineti chi ru’ lani Ndua’ // In Oaxaca, you’ll enjoy a foamy hot chocolate during parties // Chocolate Oaxaqueño: caliento y espumoso see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white-throated towhee (it makes a lot of noise when snakes come)

(Spanish) rascador oaxaqueño (hace mucho sonido cuando viene las culebras)

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

forty-one

(Spanish) cuarenta y uno

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bushy matgrass

(Spanish) pitiona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

male turkey

(Spanish) guajolote

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

female turkey

(Spanish) guajolota

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

unripened guavas

(Spanish) guayaba verde

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

donkey

(Spanish) burro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of wild pigeon

(Spanish) tipo de paloma del campo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

house finch

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

clods of soil

(Spanish) terrones, terremotos, torromotes (sic)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guava sprout

(Spanish) retoño guava

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

catholic priest

(Spanish) sacerdote catolico

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

I forgot

(Spanish) se me olvidó

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

flea noun

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flea

(Spanish) pulga

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

heron

(Spanish) garza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

beans

(Spanish) frijoles

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild bean flowers noun

(Spanish) flores de frijol silvestre (comestible)

Example: Bza bndariy rni’ís la’án dani, ne Bn Za ro de guie lo xub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red bean

(Spanish) frijol milpero rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

beans with hierba de conejo noun

(Spanish) frijoles con hierba de conejo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black beans

(Spanish) frijol negro (delgado)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white beans

(Spanish) frijol blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

large black beans

(Spanish) frijolón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

green beans

(Spanish) ejotes

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

brother (of a female), sister (of a male)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

add ingredient to make infusion (instruction)

(Spanish) agrega un ingrediente para hacer te

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

add salt (instruction)

(Spanish) agrega sal (instrucción)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

brother (of a female)

(Spanish) Hermano (de una mujer)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eye

(Spanish) ojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flower called eye of chicken

(Spanish) flor ojo de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deer noun

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

deer

(Spanish) venado

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

yellow (only for corn)

(Spanish) amarillo (solo para maíz)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

spilled

(Spanish) se regó

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

owl

(Spanish) lechuza

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

wild bush used to burn

(Spanish) arbusto silvestre que sirve para quemar

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

lord, master

(Spanish) señor, amo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

patron saint of patience

(Spanish) señor de paciencia

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nail (of finger or toe)

(Spanish) uña

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my fingernail

(Spanish) mi uña de mano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my toenail

(Spanish) mi uña de pie

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

well

(Spanish) pozo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

new well

(Spanish) pozo nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cocoa beans noun

(Spanish) cacao

Example: Gaiy chaiy bizia’á, te gac tuv chuculat naguishr. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cocoa beans

(Spanish) cacao

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cured cocoa noun

(Spanish) pataxte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

peanut

(Spanish) cacahuate

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

peanut(s)

(Spanish) cachuate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mole (animal)

(Spanish) topo

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

mouse

(Spanish) ratón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corte (traditional Zapotec wrap-around skirt)

(Spanish) corte (falda tradicional Zapoteca)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

caterpillar

(Spanish) oruga

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rattle

(Spanish) sonaja

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán