Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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xag

cheek

(Spanish) mejilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xba

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

(Spanish) mandamiento, articulo, comportamiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xban

tail

(Spanish) covid

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xbzudy

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

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Xgie’

Xgie’

Teotitlán del Valle Proper Noun

(Spanish) Teotitlán del Valle

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xhbku dxan

altar in a home

(Spanish) altar en la casa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhig get

xhig get

festive gourd

(Spanish) jicalpextle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhke’ giny

xhke’ giny

chili market

(Spanish) mercado de chiles

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhkwan bëdy

xhkwan bëdy

dandelion

(Spanish) diente de lion

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhkwan txigeg

xhkwan txigeg

mistletoe

(Spanish) muerdago

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhmiwa

friend (e-poss)

(Spanish) amigo (e-poss)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhpart

share, portion

(Spanish) porción

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhplad biuz

xhplad biuz

guests’ plates

(Spanish) platos para los invitados

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub biny

xhub biny

corn seed (for planting)

(Spanish) semilla de maiz (para plantar)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub bzha’ts

xhub bzha’ts

yellow corn

(Spanish) maiz amarillo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub crioy

xhub crioy

native corn

(Spanish) maizes criollos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub daw

corn (for eating)

(Spanish) maiz (para comer)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub daw

xhub daw

corn (for eating)

(Spanish) maiz (para comer)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub dxidx

xhub dxidx

fruit of mezquite

(Spanish) frutas del rompecapa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xhub nakits

xhub nakits

white corn

(Spanish) maiz blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xi kayunbiu?

What are you doing? (formal)

(Spanish) Qué está usted haciendo? (formal)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xi kayunu?

what are you doing? (informal)

(Spanish) Qué estás haciendo?

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xi ni’

why

(Spanish) ¿por que?

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xi zë’kti

how much

(Spanish) que cantidad

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xie

sparrow

(Spanish) gorrión

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

xkë’py

stomach, bellybutton

(Spanish) estómago, ombligo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkes bew

coyote’s pot (stone formation which collects rainwater)

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

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkëzh

xkëzh

dragonfly

(Spanish) libéllula

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

xki’ bëdy

xki’ bëdy

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xki’ bëdy

xki’ bëdy

lantana berry (edible)

(Spanish) mora lantana silvestre (comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkiny wrau

xkiny wrau

biznaga cactus fruit (which lizards eat)

(Spanish) chile de lagartija

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkit wrau

wild pumpkin

(Spanish) calabaza silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

xkwana

my finger

(Spanish) mi dedo de mano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkwanbezhel

mulberry (what silkworms eat)

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

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

xkwania

my toe

(Spanish) mi dedo de pie

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkwel ro’

escuela normal lit. big school

(Spanish) escuela normal superior lit. escuela grande

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xkwel ro’

escuela normal lit. big school

(Spanish) escuela normal superior lit. escuela grande

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xlachi wxady

xlachi wxady

aromatic edible wild bush

(Spanish) Chepiche de chapulines

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xmiwa

friendship

(Spanish) amistad

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

xo’p

xo’p

six

(Spanish) seis

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xo’p

six

(Spanish) seis

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xon

xon

eight

(Spanish) ocho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xon

eight

(Spanish) ocho

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xprima’

my cousin

(Spanish) mi primo, mi prima

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xten

of

(Spanish) de

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiazh bed

xtiazh bed

braids of garlic

(Spanish) ajos trenzados

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiazh bini

xtiazh bini

garlic seeds

(Spanish) ajo de semilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiazh ingul

xtiazh ingul

male garlic plant

(Spanish) ajo macho

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiazh naga’

xtiazh naga’

fresh garlic

(Spanish) ajo fresco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiazh zhub

xtiazh zhub

garlic cloves (for consumption rather than planting)

(Spanish) ajo desgranado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiezh

xtiezh

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

xtiezh

xtiezh

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtiezh

xtiezh

garlic

(Spanish) ajo

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtubily

elbow

(Spanish) codo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Xtyozte’n liu

Thank you

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtyupru’

chin

(Spanish) mentón; barbilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xtyupru’

chin

(Spanish) mentón, barbilla

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

xtyupy

hip or tailbone

(Spanish) cadera o cóccix

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

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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.
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