Tlacochahuaya Zapotec

nance (wild cherry endemic to Oaxaca) noun

(Spanish) Nanche roja (relativo Oaxaqueño de nance)

Example: Ziani belduy ica an yz re, nis guia gucne riald guie de yag. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

red nance (endemic to Oaxaca)

(Spanish) nanche roja (endémico de Oaxaca)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

blackberry

(Spanish) mora

Example: Bndag Beza rzhu te ro be’ld xhed ladru ri ru dem / Blackberry leaves are used to feed silk worms in Zapotec towns / Hojas de mora para alimentar gusanos de seda en los pueblos Zapotecos see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

seed pod of devil’s claw (whose dried seeds are eaten to treat prostate inflamation)

(Spanish) vaina de garra del diablo (cuyas semillas secas se come para curar la inflamación de la próstata)

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

avocado tree leaves (edible)

(Spanish) hojas de árbol de aguacate (comestibles)

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

zapote

(Spanish) zapote negro

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

pineapple

(Spanish) piña

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

maguey plant

(Spanish) maguey

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

to dry, put to dry verb

(Spanish) secar, poner a secar

Example: see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

type of plant used to feed chickens noun

(Spanish) acahual, tipo de planta que se usa para alimentar los pollos

Example: Ba ca zulo riald de guie gueb lo de nia xte Ndua’á. see more on Twitter

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

anona fruit

(Spanish) anona

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

flower used for crowns on Thursday of holy week

(Spanish) flor de mayo, cacaloxúchitl, flor que sirve para coronas el jueves de la semana santa

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wax mallow flower (used to make necklaces for saints or special pots for religious ceremonies and mayordomias)

(Spanish) wax mallow flower (usada como collar para santos o vasijas especiales en ceremonias religiosas y mayordomias

Example: see more on Twitter Ske rzab gue giny can ri’ batx lo de lani ro’ xte gëdx Zunni // “Monacillo” flowers adorning a pot that contains ceremonial drinks during the feast of Tlacochahuaya // Flores chilito adorn

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

(Spanish) flor del niño

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

(a wild flower that grows in the hills, used in the celebrations of Holy Week and Christmas)

(Spanish) (flor del cerro amarilla usada en la festividad de semana santa y navidad)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

endemic white wild aromatic orchid

(Spanish) lirio blanco silvestre

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bitter herb

(Spanish) hierba amarga

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

wild agave plant

(Spanish) maguey silvestre

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

banana tree

(Spanish) platanero

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

nanche tree, a type of tree that produces a red cherry-like fruit

(Spanish) árbol de nanches

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bduaguch (type of squash) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de bduaguch (tipo de calabacita)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

huizache noun

(Spanish) huizache

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

palm tree

(Spanish) palma (árbol)

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

chepil (an herb)

(Spanish) chepil

Example: see more on Youtube

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán