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La Ventosa Diidxazá Lexico-Botanical Dictionary: Example 339

Word senses:

yaga guie' yaase' The name <yaga guie' yaase> refers to at least two species of the Capparaceae family: <Capparis indica> and <Capparis odoratissima>, both leafy evergreen trees that reach a height of 5 meters and do not lose their leaves during the dry season. In certain spots they appear to be scarce. The leaves and branches of <Capparis odoratissima> are covered with tiny bronze or brown scales on both sides. In the case of <Capparis indica>, these scales only appear on the bottom of the branches, while the tops are dark green. These trees produce small, cream-colored flowers and a long, cylindrical gold or light brown fruit. When mature the fruit opens, showing its bright orange interior. The branches were traditionally used to decorate the canopies used in wedding celebrations, in the same way the banana leaf is used today. These days, girls play a game in which they count the dots on the leaves to determine the number of boyfriends they will have. The tree's flowers are not considered visible, and it is said that only children and mutes can see them. Legend has it that if a child cuts off three flowers and takes them to the ocean on Christmas Day, a mermaid will delight in the birth of baby Jesus by playing guitar and singing songs of joy. It is also believed that when the son of God arrived on Earth, the bright colored leaves of the <yaga guie' yaase> opened up and tried to hide the son of God. But a magpie betrayed the tree by revealing the secret, and this is why the Virgin Mary put a rope around its neck as a testimony to this treason. When the son of God was caught, the leaves of the tree turned dark, and from that moment on the tree was known as <guie' yaase> (lit. 'black flower').

guie' yaase ca la? ti yaga huiini naga'ni la? todo el, irá idubi idubi iza idubi iza ca la? nagaani ne bandaga stìni la? ti bandaga huiini nabata naverde ne yagape ca la? color nayaase rihuinnini, ne rácani yaga xada la? ne yaga bacaanda, galanni la? para cui binni xa'nanni la? ne guizilaadxi ne cadi cadi rihuinnipeni ra tiica mas que uriá ca dàni ca ne ndaani ca ra nuu ca yaga ziña ca, ndaani ca palmar ca

the guie' yaase is a small, cool tree, all...all year round, all year round it stays green and its leaves are small and wide, green and the tree itself looks black, it grows into a short tree, and it provides shade, its nice to sit under it to rest you don't see it everywhere, only at the edge of the hills and amongst the palm tree, in the palm groves

el olivo negro es una plantita fresca, todo el año está fresco y su hoja es ancha y verde y el mero árbo se ve de color negro, se vuelve un árbol chaparro y de sombra, es bueno para sentarse debajo de su sombra y descansar y y no se da en donde sea, sólo en la orilla de los cerros, y donde hay palmas, entre los palmares [Spanish]

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