Vocabulario Unidad 5

Indigenas stuff

autoctono/a

indigenous

indigena

indigenous

originario

native

salvaje

wild

sostenible

sustainable

activista

activist

antepasado

the year before

campesino

rural

clase social

social class

colonizacion

colonization

huelga

strike

jerarquia

hierarchy

igualdad/desigualdad

equality/inequality

discriminacion

discrimination

resistencia

resistance

revolucion

revolution

sabiduria

wisdom

activismo

activism

derecho (humano)

human right

empoderamiento

empowerment

humanitarism

humanitarianism

poder

be able to

pueblo originario

native town

prejuicio

prejudice

testimonio

testimony

apoyar

to rest

defender

defend

denunciar

to report

detener

to stop or detain

exiliarse

to go into exile

bejuco

vine

caite de cuero

sandal

cerdo/cerdito

pig

espiritu

spirit

huipil

garment worn by indigenous women

jilguero

songbird

k’iche

a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

maiz

corn

nahual

personal guardian spirit

hocico

snout

origen

origin

paxte

sponge

rostro

face

sendero

path

sombrero de ala larga

A wide-brimmed hat

comadrona

midwife

cosmovision

A worldview that incorporates cultural beliefs and practices

madurez

ripeness or maturity

mazorca

an ear of corn

novedad

novelty

la ladina

mixed? like race or culture

la anciana

elderly

andariego

a wanderer or traveler

sagrado

considered holy or sacred

amanecer

the time at which the sun rises or dawn.

aprovecharse

to make good use of

gozarse

to enjoy

vencer

to defeat

volverse

to go back