At the request of Filiberto's Gonzalez's family and his Oaxacan community, we are publishing his obituary in Zapoteco, the indigenous language that he grew up speaking in Oaxaca. The translation was done by Genaro Diaz Cano from his same region, San Pedro Cajonos, with the assistance of Mycielo.org, an indigenous women-led organization.
[dropcap size=big]B[/dropcap]et´ Zall. Xa´a sone bido´, na´a le´na´ bene´e ne´ch lo xone bise´e sa´an gaque´, bene´e sa´ne´ sjanaque´, na´ ndis gaque´ gan´a le Huntington Park, Los Ángeles ca´a bene´e so´o yes. Na´ huitbe´e yisue dá le´e COVID-19 dá za tap bi´o junio i´s galg gayua galg (2020).
Na´a sa´a diabe´ bene´e zapoteco, na´ lechuabe´na´ cho´on zina´a chua´au xi´n beca´. Na´ usabe´ se´jbe´ la´as gringua is gay´on zi (1970). Uyi´ilj di´ za´aue, to´cse´e yel ya´ase´e, bchojbe´e huenzina´, nate´e bexe´e yis´uenabe´ na´a le´en sa´anuanbe´, huittebe´e.
Beta´ len bize´ bena´a husiso´be´ gana´a le´e Pico-Unión Kacatown i´s 1974. Le´ne´ bene´e yez siteca´a, usaque´e toxene, len to´sca´ chua xtize´e gaque´e. Na´ Beta´ ulenbe´ ladje´ bene´e ca´ usac cani´iti, ca´a Beta´ ca´a bixcuideca´a usa´ac cani´iti bisi´i chojbe´e do´ote yez la´a uen zi´in che´ bene´e gringuca´a ca´a ne´es di besexua bene´e golca´a, (cana´a gote´e udil che´ gringua), so´o bene´e ni´i cui´i chse´jnine´e dise´extila. Na´a cui´i uesebej ichje´e; xtize´e, yeluau´ che´e laulase´e.
Tiocheto´o di´i Beta´ usa´que´e dinse´eb, cui yej gauto´o bitese´e na´a une´ chayale´e ta´ze´eto´, na´ chitjto´o yelchena´a so´o za´uto´, to´to´o cate´e cha´diato´o na´ le´e choxe´ yi´ixe cua´an na´ di´i sixca´: ca´ yele´e, mrax, ui, bayadi´i chauto´o. le´ bayola´se´e uditje´e blolyida´a xan ya´ag canasta´a (baloncesto), ga´na´a le Belmont High School, na´ Normandie recreatión Park, cui ebsa´anen la´acsi jaya´asue´ gana´le Huntington Park.
Javier Zall, xi´in nech to´o bize´na´, chjadinibe´e ca´ usolenbene´e:
Goque´e bene´e uen, bsa´nine´e di´i bseline´e. Dinse´eb usaque´ che´ bicheca´ na´ be´ene cato´o basuine´e yelchena´a boso´se´dbe´. Secsesi´ ude´e btope´e yis, na´ chayui´te´n toto´o cha´ bioca´.
Dinse´eb babine´e go´le´, secsesi´i chjadini´i laulase´e, len bize´ca´ chesebie´e chsole´e. de´ video che´e, ga chole´e ca´ di´i gocche´e, li´i cui de´ mech, li´i cuisue´ ue´n, na´ cui´ de ya´ne´ zi´in yelche´e na´ e´ueg euau xin xole´. Na´ cui ben lize´e yelche yadie´ yayej laulase´e ga´a golje´, ga´a bjole´.
Gueyete´e, xo´lbena, na´a yonte´ xinbe´na´ usibe´e yisueni´i le´e COVID-19. Le´be´e “Beto González”, usolo´o gocse´nibe, na´a uyejbe´e spitala´ galj za bio´ me´ey cate´e cuich goc ecalazebe´e. za gueyachua´ me´ya bla´a la´ui do´o bichebeca´acze´ chsi´ibe´e COVID-19. Beta´ bso´nebe´e da che´ “coma inducido,” sana´sto´o xolbena´ gocbe´e da´a che´ “derrame cerebral” cana´a znejayua´a (31) bio´ me´y.
Yisueni´i le´e COVID-19, ba´ bene´n ca´ chsa´cloc ben´e yezlioni´, cui´de´ di´i yosochine´e, di´i seje´saue. Cui´no´ ne´si´i ga´a uda´a di´i Beta´ yis´ueni´i. Huntington Park, ca´a yez´ gaue´, ze´e bene´e huenizin, na´ chsilj xzi´ne´ con ga´a ze´le´n. Bene´e latinos ca´ chsacze´nichi´ gana´a le´e “Los Angeles” ba´a sjda´ 1,128 bene´ ue´e.
Huntington Park, ze´e 57,723 bene´e, xt na´a ba´ sjda´ 783 bene´ chsi´ine´en, na´ zda´a, (15), bene´e ca´ ba´a usitine´. Chias´j gonto´o zi´in, chchogto´o, do´ chzebczeto´ chap cuinto´o yellchena´a cui´bi´ gaquito´o, la´a cui´gac yaganto´o yo´o, nacxa´a gonto´o ze´l mecha´ uchinto´o cha´a Javier Z´all.
Zel cui´bi´ cha´ac la´ni´, na´a yala´ xcuerp Beta´ na´ eucuazetobe´e yezchetona´, yogue bene´e chue´e no´o: xua´, yetxtil, bele´go´on, ye´es, mascal, no´ mech, chso´ne´ rsar, chixjto´ crus che´ bena´a. Na´a cui goc ucuaze´tobe´e´. Las gringua bzo´nen nechena´ bli´ yogue´ bene´e yezlyoni´, le´n da´ che´ “zoom”, na´a yogue´e bso´one rsar che´be´.
Ca´ yez che´ famil “Z´all”, yez San Pedro Cajonos, sa´ne´e yezca´ ba bososeje´, yelchena´a cui esi´in yisuena´a, COVID-19. Na´a cui´no´ cha´c yayeg, bene´eca se´ site´e, cui´i no´ cha´c yasele´e mech di´ yosochine´e, lesca´a bene´e chsuite´e cui´bi cha´c sone´e, ni´i cui´ bi´cha´c yesisele cheto´o. Na´ yizueni´ cuich bi´n llatje gaque´ cana´a unabe´, (Beto), ega´zebe´e cuit xa´a xnabe´ llaullazbe´e.
Llacsi´ cuich so´be´e ye´eza´ (San Pedro Cajonos), nacbe´e bene´e na´a.
Sofiana´ xin nechbe´ baganbe´e chyua´ chope´ bisandobeca´a, le´n xnaba´. Da´ si´i chayaquine´e da´ gocche´e, (derrame cerebral). Xmana´ uit xaba´a, xmana´ bayo´z scuelcheba´, (high School), lechuabe´ bsue´e latje´ byua´ di´i xaba´, cana´ si´ yososeyebe´. Diazachebe´ lene´e bene´e saguibe´ chese´nabe´ no´ gaclenbe´e, zeg yisidebe´ to´oslac na´ cha´c qui´.
To´ video di´ ulep, “Instagram”, Javiera´ ga´a chsol bize´e di´i Beta´ chesebe´zinebe´, da´ sjasobe´ site´e , na´ chjasadinibe´e yeza´, (San Pedro Cajonos). Na´a ne´en zi´i Javiera´ chabe´: “ che´ di´i xoz xto´cho´oca, chesene´e nana´a chayej chade´e dolo´ole´”
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