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tag =
end (physical)
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -end of something physical
Also see: xau
Type: Notes: -end of something physical
Also see: xau
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xau =
end (time)
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -end of a time period
Also see: tag
Type: Notes: -end of a time period
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moo txwv =
bullet
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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phom =
gun
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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ntiv ntaws =
belly button
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Tags: anatomy, body
Type: Tags: anatomy, body
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| ntawd; qhov ntawd | that; there |
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sib koom =
share; sharing
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -combine resources to do something together
Type: Notes: -combine resources to do something together
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koom =
join, come together
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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txuas lus =
communicate; communication; communicating
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: literal: connect; words (also see sib tham, tham, and tham txog)
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| txuas lus | communicate; communication; communicating |
Type: Notes: literal: connect; words (also see sib tham, tham, and tham txog)
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sib tham =
talk; talk to each other
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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| sib tham | talk; talk to each other |
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xuas =
feel
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -physically feel something
Type: Notes: -physically feel something
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yuag; cuoij =
thin; skinny
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -cuoij is a borrowed Laotion word
-either could be used
Type: Notes: -cuoij is a borrowed Laotion word
-either could be used
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sib yuav =
marry
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: (v.) to marry
Type: Notes: (v.) to marry
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tshuav nqi =
owe
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -to owe someone something
Type: Notes: -to owe someone something
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muaj nqi =
value
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -literal: has value
Type: Notes: -literal: has value
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muaj sib hawm; muaj caij =
have a time; there is a time
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -to have a time, or there is a time
-muaj sib hawm and muaj caij are the same, but muaj sib hawm is used more commonly today.
Tags: theocratic
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| muaj sib hawm; muaj caij | have a time; there is a time |
Type: Notes: -to have a time, or there is a time
-muaj sib hawm and muaj caij are the same, but muaj sib hawm is used more commonly today.
Tags: theocratic
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tha xim =
paint
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: (v.) to paint
Type: Notes: (v.) to paint
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xim tha =
paint
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: (n.) the actual paint
-If already know about painting, tha is commonly left off.
-If using both, it would be placed, [Paint][Type][Color]
Additional Comments: Kuv muaj xim tha tsev dawb.
-I have white house paint.
Kuv muaj xim tsev xiav.
-I have blue house paint.
Kuv muaj xim tsheb liab.
-I have red car paint.
Type: Notes: (n.) the actual paint
-If already know about painting, tha is commonly left off.
-If using both, it would be placed, [Paint][Type][Color]
Additional Comments: Kuv muaj xim tha tsev dawb.
-I have white house paint.
Kuv muaj xim tsev xiav.
-I have blue house paint.
Kuv muaj xim tsheb liab.
-I have red car paint.
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rog =
fat
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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nqaij =
meat
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -after nqaij, put whatever animal the meat is from, to specify the type of meat.
Type: Notes: -after nqaij, put whatever animal the meat is from, to specify the type of meat.
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hav iav =
beach; sand field
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Tags: green hmong
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hav zoov =
forest; woods
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Tags: green hmong
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nuv ntse =
fishing
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: (v.)
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ncaws npa =
sports; soccer; basketball; football; baseball
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -Commonly used for each of the sports
Green Hmong: ncaws npaa
-american soccer, in other countries soccer is called football
-No words used for the individual sports
Additional Comments: Peb yuav mus saib lawv ncaws npa.
-We will go watch them play sports.
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| ncaws npa | sports; soccer; basketball; football; baseball |
Type: Notes: -Commonly used for each of the sports
Green Hmong: ncaws npaa
-american soccer, in other countries soccer is called football
-No words used for the individual sports
Additional Comments: Peb yuav mus saib lawv ncaws npa.
-We will go watch them play sports.
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tsis muaj zog =
weak
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: literal: not have strength
Type: Notes: literal: not have strength
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tej lus nkaw =
commandments
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Additional Comments: Nws tej lus nkaw tsis ua nra hnyav rau peb.
-His commandments are not burdensome to us.
Tags: theocratic
Type: Additional Comments: Nws tej lus nkaw tsis ua nra hnyav rau peb.
-His commandments are not burdensome to us.
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qhov chaw =
place; location
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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tsis =
not
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: -used in front of words to negate them
Additional Comments: Nuav tsis yooj yim.
This is not easy.
Type: Notes: -used in front of words to negate them
Additional Comments: Nuav tsis yooj yim.
This is not easy.
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nyuaj =
difficult; hard; complicated
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type: Notes: (adj.)
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| nyuaj | difficult; hard; complicated |
Type: Notes: (adj.)
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qhuab =
discipline; punish
Languages: White Hmong / English
Type:
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