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hlawv
a word from vocabulary
White Hmong
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Martha Ratliff
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Word form
hlawv
LWT meaning(s)
to burn(1)
Analyzability
unanalyzable
Age
3-West Hmongic [25] (1000–1500)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
2. probably borrowed
Comments
Hmongic *hljow B: the voiceless initial is not accounted for by the proposed Chinese source
Source words
ljewX
'to burn'
Middle Chinese
Effect
Replacement
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Early contact with Chinese [25]
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