Number of Cows
In our family we tsu all cows, used to sawv thawv or not sawv thawv.
We ask the txiv qeej to tshuab zaaj qeej cob tsaj
More details in Meeting 04/09/2023 "02. In our family peb tsu all cows"
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If a female passing and don't have a daughter in law the minimum is two cows
1.
2. Tsaj luag hlua
If a man passing and don't have a daughter in law the minimum is one cows
1. xyom nyuj
If a female passing and has a daughter in law the minimum is three cows
1. xyom nyuj also called thawj nyugj
2. ntxhais nqe
2. Tsaj luag hlua
If a male passing and has a daughter in law the minimum is two cows
1. xyom nyuj also called thawj nyug
2. ntxhais nqe
Additional Cows are from tub and nyaab, one half is you and the other is your dlaab laug, ua tug xov txiv dlaab
If I kill a cow for my father, my oldest brother in law must take half the cow and we must also find a ralative to be his partner (xov txiv dlaab)
If a son who is unmarried wants to offer a cow, he will need to ask ib tug npawg to help with the other half
Tsaj sawv thawv, muab noj ntsuv noj ntsaa
Which part of the cow is the ntsuv and which is the ntsaaCoj thawj noj ntsaa huas cov Quab Tsaav noj ntsuv
Thawj thawv noj ntsaa with Cuag tsaav noj ntsuv the xyom nyuj
Lwm thawv noj ntsaa with Nam txiv dlaab noj ntsuv
Txwj Laug tsi noj nyuj
Xaav thawv noj ntsaa with Cuag Laug noj ntsuv
Xwm thawv noj ntsaa with Xov txiv dlaab hlub
The rest depends on how many married sons are left, one Thawv will match with one xov xwm dlaab
If you are not married and you want to offer a cow you must ask ib tug npawg to take the other half
Cov txooj or noj txooj?????
Terms and Definitions
nyuj - cow
twm - buffalo or Ox
cow part reference, lub ntsuv lub ntsaag
Tsu Nyuj, lug ntsuv - the side of the meat including rips that you give to the txiv qeej Kaav Xwm is suppose to cut this part of the cow out. White hmong don't tsu nyuj, they taav nyuj