KEY/SYMBOL USE
Hmoob
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Pivtxwv
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Askiv/English
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Example
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(y) yam
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tsev, npua, ntoo
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(n) noun
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house, pig, tree
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(u) ua
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mus, noj, zaum
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(v) verb
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go, eat, sit
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(pu) piav ua
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maj mam
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(adv) adverb
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slowly
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(p) piav txog
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daj, loj, ntev
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(adj) adjective
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yellow, big, long
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(tx) txuas
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thiab, tabsis
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(conj) conjunction
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and, but
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(t) tswv
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koj, kuv, lawv
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(pron) pronoun
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you, I, they
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(h) hom
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txoj, tus
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(cl) classifier
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n/a
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(nth) nthe, qw
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hwb!
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(interj) interjection
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oh!
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(r) rau ntawm
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ntawm, sauv
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(pre) preposition
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at, above
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(z) zaj lus
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zoo ntxov ces zoo rov
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idiom, proverb
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soon ripe soon rotten
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(lm) lus mos
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ntag, los^
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no equivalent
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(~) lus heev
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maj~ txais tias maj maj
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no equivalent
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