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*nqhwm = fish | *nqhwm = fish | ||
*yed = to have; there is | *yed = to have; there is | ||
== Phonology == | |||
* iniitials and vowels as in White Hmong/Green Mong RPA, but aa ee oo are breathy voiced vowels. | |||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == |
Revision as of 02:49, 20 January 2022
Hlaub lag, vi seb qawd ___ = Hello, my name is ___
definite article ðə -> vi
Lexicon
- nqhwm = fish
- yed = to have; there is
Phonology
- iniitials and vowels as in White Hmong/Green Mong RPA, but aa ee oo are breathy voiced vowels.
Grammar
Pronouns
- 1st person pronouns:
- qawd (polite, from *3abd 'slave')
- npws (when speaking to non-intimate peers or someone of lower status)
- dlag (intimate; from PFES *đV lak 'yours')
- nau (only used in poetry)
- 2nd person pronouns:
- nkaub (polite; from *maqāmu 'place')
- dliv (non-intimate, non-polite, from an older polite pronoun *laTip)
- qhov (intimate, from *Hubb)
- hmu (rude)
Family members use family terms to refer to themselves or to the listener.
Animate plurals marked with ... wj (PFES *wıl)