Search: Start Page ➙ Language: Hmong Njua (blu) Alternative Names  Blue Hmong, Blue Meo, Ching Miao, Green Hmong, Green Meo, Hmong Lens, Hmong Nzhua, Hmoob Leeg, Lu Miao, Meo Dam, Meo Lai, Mong Ntsua, Qing Miao, Tak Miao, Mong Njua, Green Miao Family/Group  Hmong-Mien, Hmongic Area  SE Asia and Oceania General Data  spoken in northern Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Australia, Canada, France, French Guiana, USA Typological Information  • 7 tones (high/high falling ´, high rising ˇ, middle ['], lower `, full falling ˆ;, low "breathy" ˚, falling-rising glottalized ⁺) • SVO • isolating Reduplication Form-Function  • full: pluralization, intensification Relationship Form-Function  one form - various functions Forms  Select Valueσ word   Functions  Select Valueintensification lexical enrichment pluralization Patterns  Select Valuefull Semantics  Select Valueintensity plurality   Word Classes  Select Value0 — noun 0 — verb verb — verb   All Examples  ⊟ References Harriehausen, Bettina 1990. Hmong Njua: Syntaktische Analyse einer gesprochenen Sprache mithilfe datenverarbeitungstechnischer Mittel und sprachvergleichende Beschreibung des südostasiatischen Sprachraumes. Tübingen: Max Niemeyer Verlag; (relevant pages: 47-49)  Lyman, Thomas Amis 1979. Grammar of Mong Njua (Green Miao): A Descriptive Linguistic Study. Sattley, California: The Blue Oak Press; (relevant pages: 18; 25-26)  Lyman, Thomas Amis 1974. Dictionary of Mong Njua: A Miao (Meo) Language of Southeast Asia. The Hague/Paris: Mouton     Terminology    Glossary    Field Descriptions

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