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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: YAX on May 08, 2019, 12:46:08 PM

Title: hmong terms and phrases. I find it hard to comprehend sometimes. like..
Post by: YAX on May 08, 2019, 12:46:08 PM

Anyone know what this means?

Daus xib daus npu.

Title: Re: hmong terms and phrases. I find it hard to comprehend sometimes. like..
Post by: Reporter on May 08, 2019, 03:18:45 PM

Short for snow.

Extended to cover times when there's snow storm.

The Chinese Hmong have shortened it to npu.

Title: Re: hmong terms and phrases. I find it hard to comprehend sometimes. like..
Post by: YAX on May 08, 2019, 03:28:20 PM

never heard that term npu before.