kuv
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Iu Mien[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
kuv
White Hmong[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Hmong *kɛŋᴮ (“I, me”). Cognate with Biao-Jiao Mien kəu³.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
kuv
Usage notes[edit]
Context clarifies whether the word is used to mean "I" or the possessive "my".
References[edit]
- ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 217.