Grammar
Hmong is an analytic SVO language in which adjectives and demonstratives follow the noun. Noun phrases can contain the following elements (parentheses indicate optional elements):
(possessive) + (quantifier) + (classifier) + noun + (adjective) + (demonstrative)
The Hmong pronominal system distinguishes between three grammatical persons and three numbers - singular, dual, and plural. They are not marked for case, that is, the same word is used to translate both "I" and "me", "she" and "her", and so forth. These are the personal pronouns of Hmong Daw and Mong Njua:
| Number: | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | kuv | wb | peb |
| Second | koj | neb | nej |
| Third | nws | nkawd | lawv |
| Number: | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | kuv | ib | peb |
| Second | koj | meb | mej |
| Third | nwg | ob tug | puab |
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