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White Hmong
Etymology
nees (“two”) + kaum (“ten”), with prenasalization of the second syllable. Compare Chinese 二十 (èrshí, “twenty”).
Pronunciation
Numeral
nees nkaum
- twenty
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 139.