Appendix:Hmong surnames
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There are 18 principal Hmong clans according to the Laotian Hmong. Surnames may vary according to dialect or country of origin.
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[edit] Totemic Influences
[edit] Xeem (Clan Names)[edit] Tsiaj (Associated Animal) |
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| Tsab (Cha) | cha di, Maybe it's a bear,
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| Tswb (Chue) | Npua (Pig) |
| Tsheej (Cheng) | --?-- |
| Faj (Fang) | --?-- |
| Haam (Hang) | Heev Ncawstaw, Zaaj |
| Hawj (Her) | Liab (Monkey)right |
| Khab (Khang) | --?-- |
| Koo (Kong) | --?-- |
| Kwm (Kue) | Khawsca(Hmong Historian),
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| Lis (Lee) | Coj cai |
| Lauj (Lor) | Nruasneeb(Shaman Drume) |
| Muas (Moua) | Horse wrong |
| Phab (Pha) | Hlub (Love) |
| Thoj (Thao) | Tsov (Tiger) (Hmoob dlub is a tropical bird)
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| Vaj (Vang) | Qaum Vag (A Type of Bird)
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| Vwj (Vue) | Hma (Fox) wrong |
| Xyooj (Xiong) | Dais (Bear) right |
| Yaj (Yang) | sheep this is what it called but not quite |
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- NOTE: there are many missing - please help fill in the blanks.
- This portion on the Totemic Influences are not from the Hmong Cultural and Resource Center.
- Many of these surnames are not associated with only animal. It can be anything.
[edit] Origin Myth
Creation belief
[edit] Clan Name |
[edit] Where the Meat Fell |
| Tsab/Tsaab (Cha) | --?-- |
| Tswb (Chue) | --?-- |
| Tsheej (Cheng) | --?-- |
| Faaj (Fang) | --?-- |
| Haam (Hang) | --?-- |
| Hawj (Her) | --?-- |
| Khaab (Khang) | --?-- |
| Koo (Kong) | --?-- |
| Kwm (Kue) | Kwv ntawm Hmoob Thoj(Hmoob Tij) |
| Lis (Lee) | tshis tsev (goat/sheep pen) |
| Lauj (Lor) | --?-- |
| Muas (Moua) | npua tsev (Pig pen) |
| Phab (Pha) | --?-- |
| Thoj (Thao) | --?-- |
| Vaj/Vaaj (Vang) | lub Vaj (Garden) |
| Vwj (Vue) | fwj (Bottle) |
| Xyooj (Xiong) | xyoob (bamboo?) |
| Yaj/Yaaj (Yang) | tus yaj (sheep) |
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Not very accurate (seems as though the missionaries had an influence on the stories)
