White Hmong

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Etymology

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nkag (to crawl, go beneath) +‎ siab (liver), literally to enter the liver (metaphorical heart).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ᵑɡa˧˩̤.ʂiə̯˥/

Verb

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nkag siab

  1. to understand
    Koj puas nkag siab?Do you understand?

References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 151.