Teotitlán del Valle Zapotec Talking Dictionary

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kidio

you are going to pinch

(Spanish) vas a pellizar

Speaker: Lorenzo Sosa Pépez

kie dayn

kie dayn

horizon

(Spanish) horizonte

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Kie yudau zuba.

I am on top of the roof of the church.

(Spanish) Estoy en la azotea de la iglesia.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kie'

kie'

my head

(Spanish) mi cabeza

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kie'

my head

(Spanish) mi cabeza

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

kiee

kiee

1. the head of; 2. on top of; 3. at the head of (the table), top of (the mountain), the tip of (the nose)

(Spanish) 1. la cabeza de; 2. arriba de; 3. en la punta de (la mesa, la montaña, la nariz)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kier bikie

lice hair

(Spanish) liendrudo, liendruda

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

Kier bite'z gwag

hair like a rat's nest

(Spanish) greñudo (cabeza como nido de raton)

Speaker: Manuel Bazán Chávez

kier maluxhy

tousled, unkempt

(Spanish) mechudo/a

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kiermex

blonde

(Spanish) rubio

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kiexhuka'

kiexhuka'

my shoulder

(Spanish) mi hombro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kinyu mayn

kill animals

(Spanish) matar animal(es)

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

kon

and, with

(Spanish) y, con

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kregau

hurry! move! (informal)

(Spanish) apúrate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kreu

hurry up

(Spanish) apúrate!

Speaker: Zenón Pablo Gutiérrez

krew

hurry

(Spanish) apúrate

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ku'dy

ku'dy

thigh

(Spanish) muslo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

ku'dya

ku'dya

my leg

(Spanish) mi pierna

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kuawr xhixhy

kuawr xhixhy

(Spanish) pecho pinto

Speaker: Froylán Carreño Gutiérrez

kub

dough

(Spanish) masa

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kub

kub

dough

(Spanish) masa

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kub

tejate

(Spanish) tejate

Speaker: Celso Gutiérrez Montaño

kubet

kubet

bucket

(Spanish) cubeta

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kud

where

(Spanish) donde

Example: Ra kud reu gunii xtidxu!! see more on Twitter

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

kud radaa nis

kud radaa nis

natural spring

(Spanish) fuente natural

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kud radieka gubidx

east; right side; where the sun rises

(Spanish) este; lado derecho; donde nace el sol

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

kud re'zy gubidx

west

(Spanish) oeste

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kud res gubidx

where the sun sets down

(Spanish) donde el sol se oculta

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

kud rida'u be'l

kud rida'u be'l

meat market; butcher shop (where meat is sold)

(Spanish) carnicería (donde se vende carne)

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kud rido'o maskaly

bar

(Spanish) cantina

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kud rie nis

drain

(Spanish) desaguadero

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kud riga kiedan

barber shop, hair salon

(Spanish) peluquería

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kue’diu

I don’t know

(Spanish) no sé

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kuenzi

imprudent

(Spanish) imprudente

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kuez

wait

(Spanish) esperar*

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kuib

section, type

(Spanish) sección, typo

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kukaratx

kukaratx

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kukaratx

kukaratx

cockroach

(Spanish) cucaracha

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kulit

acolyte

(Spanish) acólito

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kulur

color

(Spanish) color

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

kun

with

(Spanish) con

Speaker: Gario Ángeles

kunejw

kunejw

rabbit

(Spanish) conejo

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kunrutxey medy

box for offerings in church; small bank (cashbox)

(Spanish) alcancía

Speaker: Jorge David Hernández Sosa

kurand

cilantro

(Spanish) cilantro

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kuriexhy

kuriexhy

cabbage

(Spanish) col

Speaker: Miguel Ángel Mendoza Bautista

kutx

kutx

pig

(Spanish) cerdo, cochino

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kutx

kutx

pig

(Spanish) cerdo, cochino

Speaker: Teresa Martínez Chavez

kuxtan

Juchitán

(Spanish) Juchitán

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kwadi'd

gets stuck on

(Spanish) se pega en

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kwan

kwan

plant

(Spanish) planta

Speaker: Francisco Ruiz Gutiérrez

kwan kansy

kwan kansy

(Spanish) hierba de cáncer

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

kwan la

kwan la

(Spanish) yerba amarga

Speaker: Camillo Alavéz Alavéz

kwe

side

Kwe' caj na bixhuy.

The side of the box is green.

(Spanish) El lado de la caja es verde.

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kwe' Felipy

1. Felipe's side; 2. beside Felipe

(Spanish) 1. el costado de Felipe; 2. al lado de Felipe

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

kwe'e

my side

(Spanish) mi costado

Speaker: Janet Chávez Santiago

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