LANGUAGE
A COMMON GREETING
WHAT IS "NYOB ZOO"?
A TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CONSISTING OF 6 BAMBOO PIPES THAT HOLDS CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE
WHAT IS "QEEJ"?
THE WAR IN WHICH THE HMONG WERE RECRUITED TO AID U.S. FORCES
WHAT IS "VIETNAM WAR" OR "SECRET WAR"?
A STAPLE FOOD AT EACH MEAL
WHAT IS "RICE"?
THE GROUP OF HMONG THAT WEARS STRIPES.
WHAT IS "HMONG STRIPED" OR "HMOOB TXAIJ"?
THE HMONG WORD FOR ORANGE
WHAT IS "TXIV KAB NTXWV'?
THE TWO SPOKEN DIALECTS OF HMONG IN THE U.S.
WHAT IS "HMOOB DAWG AND MOOB LEEG" OR "WHITE HMONG AND GREEN HMONG"?
THE YEAR THE FIRST HMONG REFUGEES ARRIVED IN THE U.S.
WHAT IS "1975"?
WHAT IS "TAUJ DUB" OR "LEMON GRASS"?
THE GROUP OF HMONG THAT WEARS WHITE SKIRTS
WHAT IS "HMONG WHITE" OR "HMOOB DAWB"?
THE LETTERS B, M, J, V, _, S, G, OR D ARE PLACED AT THE END OF EACH WORD TO INDICATE THIS
WHAT IS "TONE"?
A HEALER WHO CAN BE AN INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND MATERIAL WORLD
WHAT IS "SHAMAN"?
THE NUMBER OF CLANS RECOGNIZED IN THE U.S.
WHAT IS "18"?
A PICKLED VEGETABLE DISH
THE GROUP OF HMONG THAT WEARS CROP TOPS?
WHAT IS "HMONG GREEN" OR "MOOB LEEG"?
THE HMONG WORD FOR BICYCLE
WHAT IS "TSHEB KAUJ VAB"?
A GAME PLAYED DURING THE HMONG NEW YEAR
WHAT IS "BALL TOSSING" OR "POV POB"?
THE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADER OF THE HMONG PEOPLE IN THE U.S.
WHO WAS "GENERAL VANG PAO"?
THE POST-PARTUM DIET FOR WOMEN
WHAT IS "NQAIJ QAIB HAU" OR "BOILED CHICKEN"?
THE NAME OF THE PATTERN ON THE HMONG WHITE HAT
WHAT IS "SIV CEEB"?
"NHIA LIKES TO STEAL HIS MOM'S MONEY" TRANSLATED TO HMONG
WHAT IS "NYIAJ NYIAM NYIAG NWS NIAM COV NYIAJ"?
THE TERM FOR MONEY THAT IS DONATED AT A FUNERAL
WHAT IS "NYIAJ TSHAV NTUJ"?
THE FIRST HMONG OLYMPIAN
WHO IS "SUNISA LEE"?
THE ANIMAL THAT IS USUALLY PREPARED DURING A HU PLIG
WHAT IS "CHICKEN"?
SILVER SYMBOLIZES THIS IN THE HMONG CULTURE
WHAT IS "WEALTH"?