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Vocabulary in Native American Languages: Zapotec Words

Welcome to our Zapotec vocabulary page! Zapotec is an Otomanguean language, related to other languages like Mixtec and Popoloca. We have included twenty basic Zapotec words here, to compare with related American Indian languages. You can find more Zapotec words in our online picture glossaries. If you'd like to know a word that is not in these wordlists, you can take part in our American Indian translations fundraiser or visit our main Zapotec language site for more free resources.

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Zapotec Word Sets

(Click here for Zapotec pronunciation guide)

English (Français)	Isthmus Zapotec	Yatzachi Zapotec
One (Un)	Tobi	To
Two (Deux)	Chupa	Chope
Three (Trois)	Chonna	Shone
Four (Quatre)	Tapa	Tap
Five (Cinq)	Gaayu'	Gueye'
Man (Homme)	Nguiiu	Byo
Woman (Femme)	Gunaa	No'ol
Dog (Chien)	Bi'cu'	Beco'
Water (Eau)	Nisa	Nis
White (Blanc)	Naquichi'	Xtil
Yellow (Jaune)	Naguchi	Gushe
Red (Rouge)	Naxiñá'	Xena
Black (Noir)	Nayaase'	Gasj
Eat (Manger)	Ro	Chao
See (Voir)	Rusiná	Chle'i
Hear (Entendre)	Runadiaga	Chene
Sing (Chanter)	Rusiguunda'	Chol
Leave (Partir)	Riree or Rusaana	Cheza or Chcua'an

Click here to see Zapotec vocabulary words compared to words in related Oto-Manguean languages: Oto-Manguean Indian Words

Zapotec Picture Dictionaries

Here are some themed Zapotec word lists we have put together and illustrated for language learners. Feel free to print them out for classroom purposes!

Zapotec animal words

Zapotec body parts

Zapotec color words

Zapotec number words

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