Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

cloud(s) noun

(Spanish) nube(s)

Example: Zaa, zaa nis guia, ni rzalaaz don naan bin zaa. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pork lard, fat from the meat

(Spanish) grasa, manteca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cloud

(Spanish) nube

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

pork lard

(Spanish) manteca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Good midday!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Good morning!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Good afternoon!

(Spanish) ¡Buenas tardes!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

good afternoon!

(Spanish) ¡buenos tardes!

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Good evening!

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

correct

(Spanish) correct

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

cob of corn

(Spanish) elote

Example: Narë’éni de zé’eBa ca ru’ú lo nia xte de Bën Zunni - We are harvesting tender sweet corn in Tlacochahuaya see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tender sweetcorn

(Spanish) elote tierno

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salt

(Spanish) sal

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

salt

(Spanish) sal

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

comal (flat round surface made out of clay used to cook) noun

(Spanish) comal

Example: Bën Za rqui’í "garbanz" lo zëli te rac chu xhub. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

flat round surface made out of clay (used to cook/dry roast)

(Spanish) comal

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

honey

(Spanish) miel de abeja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

honey

(Spanish) miel

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

job

(Spanish) trabajo, empleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chicken egg

(Spanish) Huevo de gallina

chicken egg

(Spanish) huevo de gallina

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

turkey egg

(Spanish) huevo de guajolota

Example: Bën za ro zët bëd lach / Zapotecs incorporate hen turkey eggs in their diet / Los Zapotecos incorporan huevos de guajolota en su dieta. see more on Twitter

turkey egg

(Spanish) huevo de guajolota

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

native eggs

(Spanish) huevos criollos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cheekbone

(Spanish) pómulo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cheekbone

(Spanish) pómulo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my chin

(Spanish) mi mentón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

traditional wedding meal

(Spanish) zequeza con higaditos

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

quantifier of plants

(Spanish) numeral de plantas

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

behind, bottom

(Spanish) trasero

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

sky noun

(Spanish) cielo

Example: Nia duu bra guel xha ghuibaa... Nachuu brialdaa loo gunich... // Such a clear sky today... It was a pretty, sunny day... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nape (of the neck)

(Spanish) nuca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nape (of the neck)

(Spanish) nuca

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

Matatlán (town)

(Spanish) Matatlán (pueblo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gourd for holding liquid

(Spanish) jomate, jícara para agarrar líquido

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gourd for holding liquid

(Spanish) jomate, jícara para agarrar líquido

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

Santiaguitu (town)

(Spanish) Santiaguitu (pueblo)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tomorrow

(Spanish) mañana

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

daily

(Spanish) cotidiano

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cold/flu

(Spanish) gripa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

nose

(Spanish) nariz

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sneeze

(Spanish) estornudo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my nose

(Spanish) mi nariz

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

her nose

(Spanish) la naríz de ella

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

son

(Spanish) hijo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

child

(Spanish) hijo, hija

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

knee

(Spanish) rodilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jicara, gourd container, gourd bowl

(Spanish) jícara

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jicara, gourd container, gourd bowl

(Spanish) jícara para tejate

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

oval shaped gourd (used to drink)

(Spanish) jícara ovalada (para beber atole)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

oval shaped gourd (used to drink)

(Spanish) jícara ovalada (para beber atole)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

jícara for tortillas

(Spanish) jícara para tortillas

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

my cranium

(Spanish) mi cráneo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gourd to carry water

(Spanish) bule

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jicara for tejata (corn-based drink), gourd bowl for tejate

(Spanish) jícara para tejate

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

big bowl made out of gourd

(Spanish) jícara blanca

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

decorated gourd used for storage

(Spanish) jicalpextle

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jícara for offerings

(Spanish) jícara para ofrendas

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

onion noun

(Spanish) cebolla

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Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chair

(Spanish) silla

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

sheep

(Spanish) oveja, borrego

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

daughter

(Spanish) hija

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

daughter

(Spanish) hija

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

tree branch

(Spanish) rama de árbol

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

cat

(Spanish) gato

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

purple onion

(Spanish) cebolla morada

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

chepil (an herb) noun

(Spanish) chepil

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

chepil (an herb)

(Spanish) chepil

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

every day

(Spanish) todos los días, diario

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

every day; daily

(Spanish) todos los días; diario

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

fever

(Spanish) fiebre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yellow fever

(Spanish) fiebre amarilla

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

black fever

(Spanish) fiebre negra

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red

(Spanish) rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red

(Spanish) rojo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

red

(Spanish) rojo

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

red

(Spanish) rojo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dark red

(Spanish) rojo fuerte

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

dark red

(Spanish) rojo fuerte

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

upper arm, shoulder

(Spanish) brazo, hombro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

upper arm, shoulder

(Spanish) brazo, hombro

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

amarillo (a yellow mole) noun

(Spanish) mole amarillo

Example: Bën za ro xhub be’é la’án guet lo zëli. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

corn

(Spanish) maiz

Example: Par Bën Za, xub na labaan ne laaznu / For Zapotec people, corn is our heart and root / para los Zapotecos, el maíz es nuestra raíz y nuestro corazón see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

corn

(Spanish) maiz

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

weevil-infested corn noun

(Spanish) maíz infestado de gorgojos

Example: Bën Za ryan cuch ne bëdi, xhub bde. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

Example: Xub be’ldub rzhu te racchu guet ne de xhub / Purple corn to make tortillas and prepare some recipes / Maíz morado, para hacer tortillas y algunos guisados. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

purple corn

(Spanish) maíz morado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

ground corn

(Spanish) maíz molido o quebrajado

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

corn with weevils (still edible)

(Spanish) maíz ligeramente picado (todavía comestible)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán