Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

friend

(Spanish) amigo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fire

(Spanish) fuego

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Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

fire

(Spanish) lumbre

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

dregs, grounds (of liquid) noun

(Spanish) sedimento, asiento

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

altar

(Spanish) altar

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

petate, straw mat (for sitting and lying on)

(Spanish) petate

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

C.D., compact disc noun

(Spanish) c.d., disco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Zapotec Language noun

(Spanish) lengua zapoteca

Example: Re ulez Juany xte Córdova, lani bcuani zian Dizaa. // Here is where Juan de Córdova lived. He wrote a lot in Zapotec. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(used at the end of a question that can be answered with a yes or queity no”)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

easy adjective

(Spanish) fácil

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

English Language

(Spanish) Inglés

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

jicama noun

(Spanish) jícama.Del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

kilo noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

and (for connecting noun phrases)

(Spanish) y (para juntar frases de sustantivos), del español

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

with

(Spanish) con, del español

Example: see more on Twitter Chi rushna gel nakits cun gel be’ldub ria ni rni de bniety: blanca-morada // When purple and white corn get mixed due to pollination Zapotecs of Tlacochahauya named the act: the marriage of tw

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

and; with conjunction

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

girl’s title, Miss, Señorita noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

teacher

(Spanish) maestro, maestra

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

machine noun

(Spanish) máquina

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

master bricklayer noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

stingy adjective

(Spanish) codo (que no comparte)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

right (direction) adverb

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

Oaxaca Proper Noun

(Spanish) Oaxaca

Example: Yu’ doo btsëny lo Chucluat re’ bineti chi ru’ lani Ndua’ // In Oaxaca, you’ll enjoy a foamy hot chocolate during parties // Chocolate Oaxaqueño: caliento y espumoso. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

warms

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

I warm phrase

(Spanish) yo caliento o entibio

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

he warms phrase

(Spanish) el calienta

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

you warm phrase

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

falls verb

Example: Chi riab za’ák nisguia, rga’ás niz lo nia / When it rains a lot, corn gets stained in some fields of Oaxaca see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

cook, roast

(Spanish) preparar (comida), asar

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gets itchy phrase

(Spanish) tener comezón

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wheel noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

morning noun

(Spanish) mañana

Example: Bel gú’uld Gugh rsilly, Zed niss guia o naldaa guni chiy. Zé’ey gwendilaaz de Bën Zunni. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

sells

(Spanish) vender

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

he cooks phrase

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

you cook phrase

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

toad noun

(Spanish) sapo

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

four

(Spanish) cuatro

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

four

(Spanish) cuatro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

tequila noun

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

tennis shoes noun

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

train noun

(Spanish) tren

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

wow interjection

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

garlic noun

(Spanish) ajo, del español

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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

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cold/flu

(Spanish) gripa

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán