yog

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *jəŋᶜ (“to be”). Related to Proto-Hmong *ʔɲəŋᴬ (“to be at, to live”) (whence nyob (“to be at, to live”), as well as probably Proto-Mien *ʔjəmᴬ (“to be at, to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝɒ˧˩̤/

Verb

yog

1. to be: am, are, is, was, were

Adverb

yog

1. right, correct

Interjection

yog

1. yes

References

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