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"?
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"?
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"?
THE HMONG WORD FOR BICYCLE
WHAT IS "TSHEB KAUJ VAB"?
THE TWO SPOKEN DIALECTS OF HMONG IN THE U.S.
WHAT IS "HMOOB DAWB AND MOOB LEEG" OR "WHITE HMONG AND GREEN HMONG"?
THE INDIVIDUAL RECOGNIZED AS THE LEADER OF THE HMONG PEOPLE IN THE U.S.
WHO WAS "GENERAL VANG PAO"?
"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"?