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pa

a word from vocabulary White Hmong by Martha Ratliff

Word form	pa
LWT meaning(s)	the air
Word meaning	air, breath, classifier of breaths
Analyzability	unanalyzable
Age	2-Hmongic [25] (500–1000)

Borrowed status	1. clearly borrowed
Comments	Hmongic *poŋ C
Source words	pjuwng, pjuwngH 'wind; to blow' Middle Chinese
Effect	Replacement
Salience	Present in pre-contact environment
Contact situation	Early contact with Chinese [25]