Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

to cook

(Spanish) cocinar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

builds varb

(Spanish) construir

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to work verb

(Spanish) trabajar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to get married varb

(Spanish) casarse

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to carry verb

(Spanish) cargar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

language access noun

(Spanish) acceso a la lengua/abrir el diálogo/abrir la plática

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to get bored, lit. to squeeze/crush the heart

(Spanish) aburrir, lit. apretar el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to grain corn

(Spanish) desgranar maiz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dance

(Spanish) baile

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to feed verb

(Spanish) alimentar

Example: BnZaa ryan Yabni de bëd guidy te chewla cua'áy dem // Zapotecs feed this small, egg-like fruit to chickens because they believe it helps them to keep laying eggs. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to walk

(Spanish) caminar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

float verb

(Spanish) flotar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to be happy verb

(Spanish) estar feliz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to scratch at the soil (of hens) verb

(Spanish) rascar el suelo (gallinas)

Example: see more on Twitter Que chulas se ven mis gallinas oxigenando la composta. Gallinas felices, huevitos de rancho nutritivos… // Natxu rliu de gidy xhtena ka zani’ gizh // My hens scratching the compost. Stress free

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to buy verb

(Spanish) comprar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to clear your mind, lit. clean the heart

(Spanish) aclarar la mente, lit. limpiar el corazón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to rest (lit. to silence the heart)

(Spanish) descansar (lit. silenciar el corazón)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to rest well

(Spanish) descansar bien

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

arrodillar verb

(Spanish) to kneel

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to cook "nixtamal"

(Spanish) cocer nixtamal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty-three

(Spanish) veintitres

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty-nine

(Spanish) veintinueve

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty-five

(Spanish) veinticinco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty five

(Spanish) veinticinco

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

twenty-seven

(Spanish) veintisiete

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty nine

(Spanish) veinteinueve

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

twenty-four

(Spanish) veinticuatro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thirty three

(Spanish) treinta y tres

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

twenty-one

(Spanish) veintiuno

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty-two

(Spanish) veintidos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty-six

(Spanish) veintiseis

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty six

(Spanish) veintiseis

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

twenty-eight

(Spanish) veintiocho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty eight

(Spanish) veintiocho

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

twenty

(Spanish) veinte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

twenty

(Spanish) veinte

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty

(Spanish) treinta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thirty

(Spanish) treinta

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

sickness noun

(Spanish) enfermedad

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thirty four

(Spanish) treintaicuatro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty one

(Spanish) treintaiuno

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty two

(Spanish) treintaidos

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty eight

(Spanish) treintaiocho

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty nine

(Spanish) treintainueve

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty six

(Spanish) treintaiseis

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty seven

(Spanish) treintaisiete

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

thirty five

(Spanish) treintaicinco

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

type of small owl

(Spanish) tecalote chicito

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

traditional festive blouse made in Tlacochahuaya

(Spanish) camisa cerradura

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

raw chickpea

(Spanish) garbanzo verde "machin"

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chickpea, garbanzo

(Spanish) garbanzo

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub // Zapotecs roast chikpea beans on a clay skillet, to prepare soup... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

is inside out, from the back, backwards verb

(Spanish) espaldas, por atrás

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cart pulled by horses or bulls

(Spanish) carreta (del español)

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rac lani quia Dani Zunni, rzu chu de "Garred" te ria ingul yu'sh la'n gëch... // People from Tlacochahuaya decorate their wagons to announce the fiesta throughout the town, wit

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cart pulled by bulls

(Spanish) carreta jalada por yunta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

propane

(Spanish) gas, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gas

(Spanish) gasolina, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

seven

(Spanish) siete

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

seven

(Spanish) siete

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

often

(Spanish) a menudo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

near

(Spanish) cerca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

along

(Spanish) a lo largo de

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sixty

(Spanish) sesenta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sixty

(Spanish) sesenta

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

seventy

(Spanish) setenta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

close by

(Spanish) cercano

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

church noun

(Spanish) iglesia

Example: Nde na Gdo Zunni de chi lani... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tlacolula’s church

(Spanish) iglesia de Tlacolula

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

San Antonio Church

(Spanish) Iglesia de San Antonio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Teotitlán’s church

(Spanish) Iglesia de Teotitlán

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Tlacochahuaya’s church

(Spanish) Iglesia de Tlacochahuaya

Example: see more on Twitter Gazub lay dxi, rza’ gib Gdo Zunni, te de Bën gul za rni, lay dxi rliuzh Mizh giba // Everyday at noon, bells toll in Tlacochahuaya, because our elders believed at that time, Mass ends in heaven

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rows (of crops)

(Spanish) surco

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

market noun

(Spanish) mercado, plaza, tianguis

Example: Gues yu, lo Gue’é ro’ó xte Guela’áts / Ollas de Barro en el Mercado de Ocotlán / Clay pots at Ocotlán Market see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Thursday of placitas

(Spanish) plazitas Españolas de los Jueves, del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of plant used to feed chickens noun

(Spanish) acahual, tipo de planta que se usa para alimentar los pollos

Example: Ba ca zulo riald de guie gueb lo de nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

endemic bush used to feed chickens and turkeys

(Spanish) acahual

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thick yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual grueso

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

(Spanish) acahual delgado

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bush sunflower (wild flower fed to chickens)

(Spanish) acahual delgado

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jilote (corn flower) noun

(Spanish) jilote

Example: Ba ca yaas gëch de guel... // Young ears of corn are emerging // Ya empiezan a brotarle jilotes a la milpa see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

the flower before the corn is mature

(Spanish) jilote, flor de maíz antes que este maduro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

thistle

(Spanish) abrojo

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild thorny flower

(Spanish) Flor silvestre con espinas

Example: Ziani guie gëch biub nagats candiani can nez / Lots of yellow "ant flowers" are blooming alond the roads. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow flatbud prickly poppy

(Spanish) chicalote, flor amarilla

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

nail

(Spanish) clavo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nail

(Spanish) clavo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

Mexican prickly poppy

(Spanish) chicalote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

world noun

(Spanish) mundo

Example: Chi rgüia x-ticha... rkaza ghatzaa stuv de bnieti... xha rguia gëch lhew... // When I speak my language, I want to tell other people how I see the world. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

marsh mallow

(Spanish) malvarisco

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nostril

(Spanish) narina

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pueblo, town, village

(Spanish) pueblo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(Spanish) Tlacolula

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

hole

(Spanish) hoyo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cornfield noun

(Spanish) milpa, maizal, campo de maíz, campo con milpa.

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cornfield

(Spanish) milpa

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn field

(Spanish) milpa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

San Juan Guelavía

(Spanish) San Juan Guelavía

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

mamey fruit

(Spanish) mamey

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales