Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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ra dich

all words noun

(Spanish) todas las palabras

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ra xua

sick

(Spanish) enfermo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

ra’n

plow

(Spanish) arar

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ra’t

lies down

(Spanish) acostarse

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rach

come out (of the earth)

(Spanish) salir de (la tierra)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk

be, be able to

(Spanish) ser, poder

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk

hurt, hurts

(Spanish) duele, dolor

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk kie

my head hurts

(Spanish) me duele la cabeza

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk rbeba nis

I can swim

(Spanish) yo puedo nadar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk xkë’pya’

my stomach hurts

(Spanish) me duele el estómago

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk zhibya

my knee hurts

(Spanish) me duele la rodilla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rahk zhu’ya

my arm hurts

(Spanish) me duele el brazo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rakbeny

understands

(Spanish) comprende; entiende

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rakne

help

(Spanish) ayudar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rakwa’ baht

I put on a shirt

(Spanish) me pongo la camisa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

ramse’s

type of large green grasshopper with colors under its wings

(Spanish) saltamontes (grande, con colors abajos de sus alas)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

rap

have

(Spanish) tener

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rate

all

(Spanish) todos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rats

tells verb

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

raty

be dead

(Spanish) ser defunto

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

raya bzudy

I put on traditional Zapotec women’s dress

(Spanish) me pongo la manta

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rba’y

puts on

(Spanish) ponerse

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rba’y

1. lay (eggs) 2. plant (corn)

(Spanish) 1. poner (huevos) 2. sembrar (maíz)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rba’y zët bëdy

the chicken lays an egg

(Spanish) la gallina pone el huevo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rba’ya pantlon

I put on pants

(Spanish) me pongo los pantalones

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbab

scratches

(Spanish) tiene comesón en la piel

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbani

to live, to miss

(Spanish) vivir, extrañar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbani’a

I miss (someone)

(Spanish) yo extraño

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

rbe

sits down

(Spanish) sentarse

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbe

chooses

(Spanish) escoge

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbe’

takes (something) out

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rbeb

rides (an animal)

(Spanish) montar (al animal)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbeb nis

swims

(Spanish) nadar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rbëdxa’

shouts

(Spanish) gritar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbez

waits verb

(Spanish) esperar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rbezdeni ni’dany

they live at the foothills

(Spanish) viven al pie de la montaña

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

rbinlaza

I am sad

(Spanish) estoy triste

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rcha

warms

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rcha’

I warm phrase

(Spanish) yo caliento o entibio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rcha’ni

he warms phrase

(Spanish) el calienta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rcho’

you warm phrase

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rchu

changes (something)

(Spanish) cambiar (algo)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rchu yu’

moves house

(Spanish) cambiar de casa

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rda’

crawl

(Spanish) gatear

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rdam

type of owl (tecolote)

(Spanish) tecolote

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

rded

gives (something) (to someone) verb phrase

(Spanish) da (algo) (a alguien)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rdedni gun

makes a charitable donation

(Spanish) hacer una donación

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rdo’

be sold

(Spanish) venderse

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

rdux

barks verb

(Spanish) ladrar

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

rdxa

trade, barter

(Spanish) intercambiar

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

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Dictionary produced by Brook Lillehaugen, Moisés García Guzmán, and María Mercedes Méndez Morales, with support from K. David Harrison and Jeremy Fahringer.
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.

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how to cite: Lillehaugen, Brook Danielle and Moisés García Guzmán, with Kathryn Goldberg, María Mercedes Méndez Morales, Benjamin Paul, May Helena Plumb, Chantal Reyes, Cecilia G. Williamson, & K. David Harrison. 2019. Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary, version 2.1. Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages. http://www.talkingdictionary.org/tlacochahuaya

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