Tlacochahuaya Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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bi’a

bi’a

prickly pear cactus

(Spanish) nopal

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

bi’a ludx be’kw

dog’s tongue cactus

(Spanish) nopal lengua de perro

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

bia na’ld

thick cactus

(Spanish) nopal grueso

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

bti’a

bti’a

aromatic herb used to cook beans

(Spanish) epazote

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

btsë nakiits

white prickly pear fruit

(Spanish) fruta de nopal blanco

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bugi

bugi

guava noun

(Spanish) guayaba

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bzalobëdy

bzalobëdy

flower called eye of chicken

(Spanish) flor ojo de pollo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

bzi

pumpkin flowers (edible)

(Spanish) flor de calabaza

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

geb dany

geb dany

wild yellow flower

(Spanish) acahual silvestre

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

geld tsëny

sapodilla, chicozapote

(Spanish) chicozapote

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

gie bzhi

gie bzhi

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

gie wa’sy

wild mint

(Spanish) poleo

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

gini

gini

chili pod noun

(Spanish) chile

Example: De bën gul nan sha ray za’ák guini te gac chu indo... see more on Twitter

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

guch

agave fiber, maguey fiber

(Spanish) fibra de maguey, fibra de agave

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

kani’sy yag

the tree is growing

(Spanish) el árbol está creciendo

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Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

oreg gi’x

oreg gi’x

wild oregano (condiment)

(Spanish) orégano silvestre (comestible en algunas áreas)

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

susen xhina

red lily noun

(Spanish) azucena roja. Del español

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

xki’ bëdy

xki’ bëdy

common lantana (lit. chicken poop)

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

Speaker: Moisés García Guzmán

yablap

yablap

castor oil plant noun

(Spanish) higuerilla

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Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

yag bduaguch

bduaguch (type of squash) tree noun

(Spanish) árbol de bduaguch (tipo de calabacita)

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

yag granad

pomegranate tree

(Spanish) árbol de granada

Speaker: Angélica Guzmán Martínez

yagun ingul

male tree of pájaro bobo (long leaf that is not heart shaped)

(Spanish) árbol de pájaro bobo macho (hoja larga que no es formado como corazón)

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

yalach

red spruce tree

(Spanish) piru

Speaker: María Mercedes Méndez Morales

zhily

cotton

(Spanish) algodón

Speaker: José Ángeles Martínez

zhub ruhb

wild white and purple flower

(Spanish) flor compuesta silvestre

Speaker: Rufina Blas Martinez

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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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