Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

cheek

(Spanish) mejilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

command (as in 10 Commandments), article, behavior noun

(Spanish) mandamiento, articulo, comportamiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tail

(Spanish) covid

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corte (traditional Zapotec wrap-around skirt) (e-poss)

(Spanish) corte (falda tradicional Zapoteca) (e-poss)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Teotitlán del Valle  Proper Noun

(Spanish) Teotitlán del Valle

Example: Bën Xguie’ zwela ro guet gu’ la’n bndag guel, ne runchu deb deñ cun xub be’ldub... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

altar in a home

(Spanish) altar en la casa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

festive gourd

(Spanish) jicalpextle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chili market

(Spanish) mercado de chiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dandelion

(Spanish) diente de lion

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mistletoe

(Spanish) muerdago

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

holy week

(Spanish) la semana santa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

friend (e-poss)

(Spanish) amigo (e-poss)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Milky Way

(Spanish) vía láctea

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Xoxocotlán

(Spanish) Xoxocotlán

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

share, portion

(Spanish) porción

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guests’ plates

(Spanish) platos para los invitados

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn seed (for planting)

(Spanish) semilla de maiz (para plantar)

Example: De na de bini xhub ni zewla rbe la’n gëch Dani / These are some corn seeds that are still planted in the Northern sierra / Semillas de maíz que se siguen sembrando en la sierra see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fried white beans

(Spanish) guisado de frijol blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow corn

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Example: Xub bxha’ts rgui’ lo zëly te gac chu zguez / Yellow corn is roasted on a clay skillet to prepare zegueza / El maíz amarillo se tuesta al comal, para preparar zegueza. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

native corn

(Spanish) maizes criollos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn (for eating)

(Spanish) maiz (para comer)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn (for eating)

(Spanish) maiz (para comer)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn infested with weevil noun

(Spanish) maiz picado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn cooked with ashes to prepare tejate noun

(Spanish) maiz hervido con ceniza para preparar tejate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fruit of mezquite

(Spanish) frutas del rompecapa

Example: see more on Twitter Xhub dxidx, tub nax ni ro de “vaquer” txi renedeb de itxa lo gi’x // Frutillas del mezquite “rompe-capas” una delicia que disfrutaban los cuidadores de ganado en el campo. // Wild berries from m

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn planted ahead of the season

(Spanish) maiz temprano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn not good to plant

(Spanish) maíz con el centro dañado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn recently harvested

(Spanish) maiz nuevo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

white corn

(Spanish) maiz blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn planted ahead of season

(Spanish) maíz trempanero

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn with fungus

(Spanish) maiz aposcahuado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

What are you doing? (formal)

(Spanish) Qué está usted haciendo? (formal)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

what are you doing? (informal)

(Spanish) Qué estás haciendo?

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

why

(Spanish) ¿por que?

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

how much

(Spanish) que cantidad

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

stomach, bellybutton

(Spanish) estómago, ombligo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

coyote’s pot (stone formation which collects rainwater)

(Spanish) bebedero de coyote (formación rocosa que agarra el agua de lluvia)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dragonfly

(Spanish) libéllula

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

(Spanish) lantana, cinco negritos (lit. popo de pollo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

lantana berry (edible)

(Spanish) mora lantana silvestre (comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wild pumpkin

(Spanish) calabaza silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

my finger

(Spanish) mi dedo de mano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

mulberry (what silkworms eat)

(Spanish) mora (lo que come los gusanos de seda)

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

my toe

(Spanish) mi dedo de pie

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

escuela normal lit. big school

(Spanish) escuela normal superior lit. escuela grande

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

escuela normal lit. big school

(Spanish) escuela normal superior lit. escuela grande, del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

aromatic edible wild bush

(Spanish) Chepiche de chapulines

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

three days before Carnival

(Spanish) Carnistolenda

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

friendship

(Spanish) amistad

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

six

(Spanish) seis

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

six

(Spanish) seis

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

eight

(Spanish) ocho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

eight

(Spanish) ocho

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

short noun

(Spanish) shorts. Del inglés

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

my cousin

(Spanish) mi primo, mi prima

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

of

(Spanish) de

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

braids of garlic

(Spanish) ajos trenzados

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic seeds

(Spanish) ajo de semilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic heads left for scavengers noun

(Spanish) ajos para pepenar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

male garlic plant

(Spanish) ajo macho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fresh garlic

(Spanish) ajo fresco

Example: Ske rliby xtiazh naga’ txi taru uluzh ria’zhmë lo nia // Fresh garlic is tied like this after is harvested in the fields // Amarre tradicional de ajo fresco, después de ser arrancado. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic cloves (for consumption rather than planting)

(Spanish) ajo desgranado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo, del español

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo

Example: Ba wzulo bën zunni ca sia’x xtiazh // People from Tlacochahuaya are starting to pull out garlic from their fields // En Tlacochahuaya, ya inició la temporada de cosecha del ajo. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic

(Spanish) ajo

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

elbow

(Spanish) codo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Thank you

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chin

(Spanish) mentón; barbilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chin

(Spanish) mentón, barbilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

hip or tailbone

(Spanish) cadera o cóccix

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán