S-17. Dialogue 4. At the Comedor Mary

a [a] (used before some subjects) (as in a nax a bzeny “the chocolate has arrived”)

asy a byulazyui [a’sy a byu’lààa’zyuu’-ih] you’ll like it, you’ll like them

aty [a’ty] but (as in aty nanyu xii… “but you (form.) know what it is”)

bal zicy rniyu zhi zicy gac [bàall zi’cy rnnììi’yuu’ zhi’ zi’cy ga’c] if you (form.) say so, that’s how it will be

bdauwën [bdau’wëhnn] “we ate” (irregular form of rau)

be [bèe] see dizh be Dyoz

beu [bèu’] see dizh beu

beyu [bèeyuu’] see dizh beyu

biedne [bìe’dnèe] perf. of riedne

byulazyui [byu’lààa’zyuu’ih] see  asy a byulazyui

bzya niu [bzyàa’ nìu] bean sauce

cataly [cata’lly] see don cataly nizhi

clas [cla’s] class

comedor [comedoor] café; small informal restaurant

cwana [cwàanna’] I don’t know

dizh be Dyoz [dìi’zh bèe Dyooz] cheers (response to dizh beu or dizh beyu)

dizh beu [dìi’zh bèu’] cheers (toast, when drinking — used to inf.)

dizh beyu [dìi’zh bèeyuu’] cheers (toast, when drinking — used to form.)

don cataly nizhi [do’onn cata’lly nìi’zhih] to see how good (how delicious) it is

gau [ga’u] irr. of rau § gauwa [ga’uwa’] “I will eat”; ydauwën [ydau’wëhnn] “we will eat”

gucbe [guhcbèe’] perf. of racbe

gyixeiny [gyix:e’ehiny] higaditos (Oaxacan dish made with eggs, vegetables, and meat)

gyo [gyoo’oh] let’s (followed by irr.) (as in gyo ydeën “let’s drink”)

gyo subgaën [gyoo’oh subga’-ëhnn] let’s sit down

la [làa] (added at the end of some questions; makes them seem more polite) (as in xi nab la? “what did she say?”)

liu zhi [lìu’ zhi’] see yu zhi

na [nah] so, then

nan [nàann] knows

ni [nih] what, the thing that (as in ni rtorëng re “what they sell here”)

niegza gauwa [nìehgza’ ga’uwa’] I’ll have them (to eat) too

niu [nìu] see bzya niu

nizh rdia [nìi’zh rdììa’] smells delicious

queityru [que’ityru’] no longer, not any more

racbe [rahcbèe’] understands § perf. gucbe (as in queity gucbeyu ni mniëb e? “don’t you understand what she said?”)

rau [ra’uh] eats § irr. gau [ga’u]; bdauwën [bdau’wëhnn] “we ate”; ydauwën [ydau’wëhnn] “we will eat”

rdia [rdììa’] see nizh rdia

rega [rèe’gah] right here

ria [rdìi’ah] drinks § ydeën [ydèe’-ëhnn] “we will drink”

riedtau [rìe’dta’uh] comes to eat § riedtauwa [rìe’dta’uwa’] “I come to eat”

riedne [rìe’dnèe] brings § perf. biedne

rluazh [rluhahzh] finishes, gets over, gets finished (as in ni bdauwën chi bluazh clas xte Dizhsa bdubiaz “we ate that when the Zapotec class was over last year”)

rnab [rnààa’b] orders (something) (in a restaurant) § rnabag [rnàa’bahg] “also orders”

rni [rnnììi’] says to, asks § rniëb [rnnìi’-ëhb] “he (resp.) says”; ynia [ynniìa’] “I will say”

rquiny [rquììi’ny] eats, drinks (resp. or form. subject)

rzubga [rzubga’ah] sits, sits down (CB verb) § irr. subga [subga’ah]

sa ngwalyën rac [sa’ah ngwaalyëhnn rahc] we’re the same age, our ages are the same

subga [subga’ah] irr. of rzubga

tegwag [tèe’gwahg] no, nope

xiazh [xi-ahzh:] what?! (introduces a disbelieving question)

xii [xi’ìi’] what it (dist.) is, what is it (dist.)

ydauwën [ydau’wëhnn] “we will eat” (irregular form of rau)

ydeën [ydèe’-ëhnn] “we will drink” (irregular form of re)

yu zhi [yuu’ zhi’] it’s up to you (form.) §  liu zhi [lìu’ zhi’] (inf.)

zicy [zi’cy] thus, this way (see zicy na, bal zicy rniyu zhi zicy gac)

zicy na [zi’cy nnah] says, said (used before a quotation, as in zicy nab, xi quinyyu? “she said, what are you (form.) going to eat?”)

zhi see yu zhi, bal zicy rniyu zhi zicy gac