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White Hmong
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 條／条 (tiáo, “twig; classifier for long things”).[1]
Pronunciation
Classifier
txoj
- classifier used for nouns that are in lengths or abstract, such as:
- strings, strips, paths
- ib txoj kev ― a road
- servings, rounds (of food, etc.)
- ib txoj cawv ― one serving or round of alcohol
- other abstract things
- txoj hmoov ― fortune
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN.
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 232.