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nqhis dej, nqhes dej
a word from vocabulary
White Hmong
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Martha Ratliff
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Word form
nqhis dej, nqhes dej
LWT meaning(s)
to be thirsty
Analyzability
analyzable phrasal
Gloss
nqhis/nqhes + dej [thirst + water]
Age
1-Hmong-Mien [25] (-500–500)
Loanword Information
Borrowed status
5. no evidence for borrowing
Comments
Hmong-Mien *NKhat
Source words
*Nə-qʰˤat
'thirsty'
Middle Chinese
Effect
Coexistence
Salience
Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation
Early contact with Chinese [25]
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