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| "Hmoabite"
| | A tonal language with two tones (from the register split) and lots of preinitials |
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| Hlaub lag, vi seb qawd ___ = Hello, my name is ___
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| definite article ðə -> vi
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| == Lexicon ==
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| *nqhwm = fish
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| *yed = to have; there is
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| == Phonology ==
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| * initials and vowels as in White Hmong/Green Mong RPA, but aa ee oo are breathy voiced vowels.
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| * Finals: -b -0 -s -j -v -m -g -d /p(unreleased) 0 s j w (nasalization) k(unreleased) t(unreleased)/
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| == Grammar ==
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| === Pronouns ===
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| * 1st person pronouns:
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| ** ''qawd'' (polite, from *3abd 'slave')
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| ** ''npws'' (when speaking to non-intimate peers or someone of lower status)
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| ** ''dlag'' (intimate; from PFES *đV lak 'yours')
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| ** ''nau'' (only used in poetry)
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| * 2nd person pronouns:
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| ** ''nkaub'' (polite; from *maqāmu 'place')
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| ** ''dliv'' (non-intimate, non-polite, from an older polite pronoun *laTip)
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| ** ''qhov'' (intimate, from *Hubb)
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| ** ''hmu'' (rude)
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| Family members use family terms to refer to themselves or to the listener.
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| Animate plurals marked with ''... wj'' (PFES *wıl)
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