Word List for Hmong Njua

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Entry	Sound Illustrated	Phonemic Transcription	IPA	English
1	p	ˈpáokʉ̀	ˈpákʉ̀	corn
2	pʰ	pʰɔ	pʰa	gun
3	t̪	t̪ã̤ŋ	t̪ã̤	finish
4	t̪ʰ	t̪ʰǎi	tʰǎi	block (verb)
5	k	kǎu	kǎu	deer
6	kʰ	kʰaʉ	kʰa̼ʉ	button (noun)
7	q	qá	qá	chicken
8	qʰ	qʰua	qʰɔ	guest
9	ʔ	ʔù	ʔù	duck
10	m	mǔ	mǔ	spear
11	n	no̤ŋ	no̤ŋ	bird
12	ɲ	ɲû	ɲû	cow
13	ŋ	ŋa̤u	ŋàu	roar (of an animal)
14	f	fúa	fɔ́	cloud
15	v	vâŋ	vã̂ŋ	clan name
16	ʂ	ʂá	ʂá	to be high (as in a heart)
17	ʐ	páo ʐé	pɔ́ ʒé	stone
18	s	sé	séː	rust
19	h	hà	hà	to scoop up
20	j	ja̤	ja̤	frying pan
21	l	lá	lá	monkey
22	çj	çjoŋ nǔa	çjʊŋ nɔ	this year
23	çj	çjaŋ	çjãŋ	seven
24	ngl	nglṳa	nglɔ̤	to be torn
25	mbl	mblóŋ	mblôŋ	leaf
26	pl	pláŋ	pláŋ	stomach
27	ts	tsá	tsá	scissors
28	ɲdʲ	ɲdʲâu	ɟaû	mouth
29	tʲ	tʲâi	t̪ʲâi	to ride
30	ɲdʒ	ɲdʒe̤	dʒe̤	fish
31	c	cě	dʒě	house
32	mb	mbua	mbɔ	pig
33	nd	ndoŋ	ndoŋ	tree
34	ŋg	ŋgâo	ŋgɔ̂ː	boat
35	nɢ	nɢâ	ɴɢâ	meat
36	npʰ	npʰlái	mpʰlái	ring
37	pʰl	pʰlʉ	pʰlu	cheek; face
38	ntsʰ	ntsʰɨ	tsʰi	elephant
39	tsʰ	páo tsʰaŋ	pá tsãŋ	bone
40	ntʰj	ntʰjǔa	tʰɔ̌	to spill over
41	tʰj	tʰjâo	tʂʰɔ̂	bridge
42	ɲcʰ	ɲcʰǎŋ	cʰã̌ŋ	blood
43	tʃ	tʃǔa	tʃɔ̂	medicine
44	mpʰ	mpʰa̤u	pʰǒŋ	to knock over
45	ntʰ	ntʰǔa	tʰɔ̌	to unwrap
46	ŋkʰ	ŋkʰàu	kàu	to be not straight
47	ŋqʰ	ŋqʰè	qʰè	to thirst
48	sʰ	sʰáo mo̤ŋ	sʰɔ mo̤ŋ	don't go
49	kl	klě	kl̥ě	dog
50	kʰl	kʰla	kʰla	to run
51	ml	mla̰o	mlɔ̰	statue
52	hl	hli	hl̥i	moon
53	ʈʂ	ʈʂa̤	tʃa̤	knife
54	ʈʂʰ	ʈʂʰé	ʈʂʰé	to sweep
55	ɳʈʂʰ	ɳʈʂʰǎu	tcǎu	louse
56	ɳɖɻ	ɳɖɻâo	dʒâ	grass
57	i	titi	t̪it̪i	closeness
58	i	lì	lì	clan name
59	e	té	t̪é	to answer
60	e	qê	qê	garlic
61	a	tà	tà	mole (on the skin)
62	a	lá	lá	red
63	u	tʉ͡u	tu	end
64	u	klú	kl̥ú	block
65	ʉ	tʉ̂	tʉ̂	buffalo; to read
66	ao	qa̰o	qɔ́	potato
67	ao	mɔ́	máo	clan name
68	au	qaú	qaǔ	(to be) sour
69	aʉ	hâʉ	hâʉ	clan name
70	ai	qái	qái	egg
71	ai	mbla̤i	mblâ̤i	tongue
72	ua	ɲdʒúa	ndʒɔ́	green
73	ã	klã̂ŋ	klã̂	yellow
74	ẽ	nẽ̤ŋ ŋga̰u ʔáo	nẽ̤ŋ ga̰u ʔɔ́ː	22
75	õ	mṍŋ	mṍŋ	Hmong
76	õ	qṍŋ lõ̀ŋ	qṍŋ lõ̀ŋ	crops
77	ʉ̃	mûa ʐṳ hʉ̃̌ŋ	mɔ̂ ʒṳ hẽ̌ŋ	very very strong
78	ʉ̃	ʐõŋ hũ̌ŋ la̰ʉ	ʒõŋ hẽ̌ŋ la̰ʉ	very very good
79	ˊ	táu	táu	pumpkin
80	ˇ	tǎu	tǎu	a bunch; a handful of things
81		tau	tau	to have
82	ˋ	tàu	tàu	axe
83	ˆ	tâu	tâu	a kind of plant
84	‥	ta̤u	ta̤u	to follow; obey
85	˷	ta̰u	ta̰u	bean
86	ts	tsi tsǐ	tsi tsǐ	to bear fruit
87	ʈʂ	ʈʂɨ	tɟi̤	pants; trousers
88	Passage	jau hà pé qe ka̰u ʈʂau vâ cʉ̌ hlú nẽ̤ŋ nplai tê ka̤u ka̤u le nʉ̀ tsʉa le tsí nʉ̀ tù lẽ̂ŋ tú lú njó cǔa hǔ nplai tê tù kʉ̀ ncẽ̤ŋ nʉ̤ lẽ̤ŋ tú tù ntáʉ jǔa ntau tsô sia* ntě klàʉ mûa pí tsí	jo hàn pé qe ka d̥caù vân cǔ hlúː nẽ̤ŋ bla tê kʰʉ̤ŋ kâu lě ne tsa le tsʰí ni to le̤ŋ tú lʉ̤ŋ jɔ́ dʒɔ hǔŋ bla té tu kʉ̤ŋ cʰe̤ŋ ni le̤ŋ tú tʉ̤ŋ tǎʉ jò tâʉ sʉ ʂâ děː klào mɔ ʔí tsí	(free translation) John 3ː16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son and Whosoever believe in Him shall not die but have everlasting life.