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EXPLORING OAXACA

Zapotec-Spanish-English Dictionary from Teotitlán del Valle (working draft)

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OAXACA -- Here are key Zapotec words and phrases translated in Spanish and English used in Teotitlán del Valle, Mexico. This is a working draft with spellings and corrections edited on our wiki.


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Teotitlán del Valle Español English
llub maiz corn
nash chocolate chocolate
     
laadi tapete rug or weaving
bashon trenza braid
bashon tap trenza de cuatro hilos braid with four threads
bashon xon trenza de ocho hilos braid with eight threads
du hilo thread
ganili canijo spool
trali telar loom
siul largo height
nashien ancho width
     
levaagusa yerno son-in-law
llgulisa nuera daughter-in-law
     
gubidx sol sun
beeu luna moon
baly estrellas stars
tierra earth
nis agua water
beku perro dog
shit gato cat
gash, bur burro burro, donkey
main insecto insect
dain cerro hill
yag árbol tree
cub tejate tejate
biguidi mariposa butterfly
     
snia rojo red
ngues negro black
nguits blanco white
vishui verde green
ngá azul blue
     
tui uno one
tiop dos two
chon tres tree
tap cuatro four
jai cinco fiv
xop seis six
jez siete seven
xon ocho eight
jaa nueve nine
tsi diez ten
     
stee chi beu salud cheers
shi perdon, mande excuse me?
xa yu'u como estás how are you?
venka bien good
zac xtili buenos dias good morning
zac chi buenos tardes good afternoon
sac shini buenas noches good night
ahst shi hasta manana until tomorrow
     
rauú grande big
bichin pequeño small
     
dxumiag canasta basket
shumiag canasta basket
shumi canasta sin agarradera basket
     
La'a lui ree Aqui está Ud. You are here
Xtiuzu'u Gracias Thank you
     

CHOCOLATE

Nash kayagua - I am eating chocolate.


REFERENCES

g Tourism and Indigenous People

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g Cazaneun d'beni ruin chei laadi (Walk with the Weavers)
g Bashon
g nash
g Zapotec Quiz
ONLINE FLICKR

WIKI

b Zapotec
b Zapotec Civilization
ONLINE WIKI

VIDEOS

g Lazo Mendoza Family - Erick Igari
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