nees nkaum

White Hmong

Etymology

nees (“two”) +‎ kaum (“ten”), with prenasalization of the second syllable. Compare Chinese 二十 (èrshí, “twenty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nẽ˩.ᵑɡau̯˩̰/

Numeral

nees nkaum

1. twenty

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 139.