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zoov

a word from vocabulary White Hmong by Martha Ratliff

Word form	zoov
LWT meaning(s)	the woods or forest
Word meaning	jungle
Grammatical info	often used in compound hav zoov [valley-jungle]
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	2-Hmongic [25] (500–1000)

Borrowed status	3. perhaps borrowed
Comments	Hmongic *-ʔrɔŋ B
Source words	*kə.[r][ə]m 'forest' Old Chinese
Effect	Replacement
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	Ancient contact with Chinese [25]