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Peb Caug Hu Plig
Txiwj Xiwm Kaab
ua tsaug nyaj tsaav ntuj

Nom Lis Wedding Class
Materials, Songs
zaaj laig dlaab_cawv

My notes, words, definitions, phrases

Note to document my notes

Thoj event khis teg
Money envelope two beer cup
Ua tsaug
Say a few words
Beer
Two beer cup
Ask to
Nqees ntsub dlaab ntsub hl
Chicken see if lug lawn
Pull the tongue
Pour beer back to the hu plug that it's good,
Hu plug person the say to the couple lug zoo lawn
Hu plug person then give to couple
Give bowl of money and candle. Flower plant
Beers
Ua tsaug
Thank tug hu plig
Txais tub txais nyabb
Zoo sab go home safely

WOrds for ua tsaug hu plig
Txhaab Nqeg ntsuj dluab ntsuj plig koj dlaag koj zug Ntsuj dluab ntsuj plig Dlua , hlau Koj plig koj txhuv

TU sub
Thin enough to cut
Pull to the soft middle
Strong enough to hold all the clothes
Tie white string together
Red string together
So it can wrap around every one
In circle
Shot bow with sun set
First ua tsaug then a few rounds of beers.
Talk who do next

ua qhua
On the day the in laws and the people with appointed jobs come
"ua hauv qhua", there is a table that is setup to collect the items they bring
table collection
need at least 3 people.
One to collect the money
One to collect the alcohol
We currently label each Kis's alchohol
so that we can give them the one they brought
One person to cob the 2 meat and envelope with money
These items are usually only given to the people who bring a noob coob,
but I have seen families who give it to everyone who ua qhua
This person also be
You don't need to collect the noob coob, this goes with the person who ua qhua and is given to the cuab tsaav to ntawg
The cut paper money, "ntawv xov n"

ua qhua

Ntxoov lauj tso plig
Txiv qeej get all the ribs
Make a Larger rice flower and should be three layers
Vaam is the house with coat
The bamboo rice flipper pan exit the house is dependend on the xiwm kaab facing
Goes to back yrad if xiwm kaab facing backyrad
Put Chicken head forward inside vaaj
Vaaj name for the bamboo pan
Cauj vaaj the whole thing with
One egg cooked
Tso plig doesn need board with other items
Those are for xiw
Txiv laig dlaab need to
Lift cup to cauj vaaj
Koj txai moog hub naag xub teg noob xu taw
The beers given out 24 pack to those who have duties
Cawv laa xaab
Say to txiv qeej and nqaa cauj
Coj moog tuav txaaj
Blood . Water boil point first then pour blood into plate.
Dont say another day when saying thanks at the ua tsaug su table.
Txiv lws zoov is our fruit tree we gave bags to others
Drank to rounds of beer
2 small followed by one big one small
The big and small give to the sons to drink first
1 ua tsaug
The deceased lug cawv, lug cawv kawg lug

pauj yeem & Items needed
Plaub ceg kaum ntuj plaub tug txoov xub txwg, plaub ceg kaum teb plaub tug txoov zaaj laug.

Ice chest
Ice chest liner - Large black Garbage
Buckets
Knives
cutting board
candle
Lighter
beer
4 shot glasses
Bag with incense paper money
Cash
Long rope
Small Table
mini bowl rice grains to put incense
aluminum plates to put pig head tail
water to cooking
long rope
kuam- flipping cow horns
bowl to capture blood for offering

Thomson wedding
Don't drink before cob
cups -
thov dlaag thov zug
cob stuff
sawv kev

Khaw Koob
Chicken, Num Yag did it without a live chicken
5 incense
ntawv xov txheej
water

funeral 2 document
Need to burn paper money at grave
Talk about his new place and home

Nce Xub Qeeg
1st 3 people is kaav xiwm them cob to txiv qeej to do the rest.

Txais qhua
Bow and let them raise you
Don't let them past with the paper money

txiv qeej
Head of chicken faces the person
Thov

4 eggs for txiv qeej
What do you say to them

Huam Xiw
Kaav xiwm drinks first

The table started after they raise the tub ki from xyo
And 4 nkauj.

Txiv tuam pe yob sib
After they go all the way around and talk to everyone. They will say a zaaj and will hand you the axe . Put money into the bowl with egg and incense. Then hand the axe back to them.

This will be given to Txiv tuam pe yob sib and nam txiv dlaab

Cob tu taus axe

Zaaj tug npua before cutting

Txiv tuam pe yob sib give egg with envelope money to give txiv tub

Bring to burkal as Cuab tsaav.
White container, knife, cross

npua nas rooj
Head with leg and live chicken txiv xais
Other leg to txiwj laug
Two hide legs go to Cuab tsaav and nam txiv dlaab
Others get Middle pieces with ribs is divided amongst every one else who sits at the table

Funeral notes Tsom zaaj
When saying words to people with jobs first say part where didn't tell them at house
Then drink
Then say cob job and drink
Then say part about not leaving
Then let them know they are partners

Txiv tsev need to let kaav xiwm about drinks meat let him know to use it. Cob to kaav xiwm

Taw kev cob chicken from kaav xiwm . See pics
To go around person as protection

Tie knife to cross bow for taw kev

Use big bottle wine for taw kev

Under deceased are clothes given to the deceased and noob ncoo given ahead of time. Put during the body when first brought into the funeral home on first day.

Need bamboo to hang the drum

Need the chicken after kill for taw kev
See pic chicken in black garbage bag

Let txiv qeej know that this is their table and they can use it to invite their friends to sit and talk. To help them.

Head facing person tam coj xai

Tso plig
Build new txiwm Kuam for this event even if doing both doing txiwm Kuam together with this event.

Kauj is the item with shirt

Need a chicken for the kauj

Live chicken for the ntawg nqaj

Ntxuav muag say koj Haus cawv

Ib txoj cawv nqaj rub tas cawv rub khob
2 then 3 then 4

Recall when

Cawv "leem xaab" is the beer they give you in a case and you hand out.

Ntawg pig ntshaab ntawv as well

Qeeb tshais

Ntshaav tsaj, then txeej txiwm, then su

Ua txiwm
Pig

9 plates can't go past deceased

Pick some meat
Ntaus Kuam say the words then
Wet the Kuam

Taw yexeej taw txiwm pour beer

Rau then pob on plate
Ua tsaug su then you ntawg su

taw txeej yawm txiwm
Do 3 txoj cawv
Then say Haus cawv tag then start

Ua tsaug lug ncu pua txaj pia tshis
Ua tsaug sov kom
Ua tsaug

The 9 plates. The parts need to be put down on the plates in the proper order.

Kuam ob saab ntxuav

last step ntaus kuam and needs to be flat. When the vaab is rowed, you follow the person outside and through away the kuam.

The day after you have to ntxuav tsev

How to cut the two pigs???
Pig to give jobs.
Who gets what part? Doesn't matter

Npua tua txiwm

Txiwm, need knife no knife needed

Tsom plig plates 9 for female to??

On Vaab upside down
Ntaus Kuam need to be both down

Cawv laam xeeb

Txiwm right wing

Ntawg Su after 5 chicken plate
Flip plate then take everything away

Recent pic ua post for nrug is to short

New chicken for tso plig can't use same one for Xiw

Qab npuag Cuab
For tso plig cut same as qab xiw
Head wing goes into Vaab
Don't need the rest of the chicken

Txua Kuam don't split at the dip

Ib taus ib xoo ib ntiv
One fist, one finger, one thumb

Hu plig after the make the Vaab

Before begin
Pour beer for txiv qeej, kaa nkaus, 2 tuav txaj
Tuav txaj job to just drink

Leave Kuam in Vaab after each 9 beer

Last 9 cawv round qhua gave to house

Pig blood needed to ntawg as well

Ua tsaug only one cup
Ua tsaug su

9 cups male or female when

Bag the chicken and pav inside the Vaab
Is this just trash?????

Missing last part tso plig
Moog two khub say leaving part
Do this when they start to break down the nrug and legs

Rool Vaab to door and put flat on floor

Build new txiwm Kuam for this event even if doing both doing txiwm Kuam together with this event.

Kauj is the item with shirt

Need a chicken for the kauj

Live chicken for the ntawg nqaj

Ntxuav muag say koj Haus cawv

Ib txoj cawv nqaj rub tas cawv rub khob
2 then 3 then 4

Recall when

Cawv "leem xaab" is the beer they give you in a case and you hand out.

Ntawg pig ntshaab ntawv as well

Qeeb tshais

Ntshaav tsaj, then txeej txiwm, then su

Ua txiwm
Pig

9 plates can't go past deceased

Pick some meat
Ntaus Kuam say the words then
Wet the Kuam

Taw yexeej taw txiwm pour beer

Rau then pob on plate
Ua tsaug su then you ntawg su

taw txeej yawm txiwm
Do 3 txoj cawv
Then say Haus cawv tag then start

Ua tsaug lug ncu pua txaj pia tshis
Ua tsaug sov kom
Ua tsaug

The 9 plates. The parts need to be put down on the plates in the proper order.

Kuam ob saab ntxuav

last step ntaus kuam and needs to be flat. When the vaab is rowed, you follow the person outside and through away the kuam.

The day after you have to ntxuav tsev

Cuab tsaav
Only need to pour a little bit of wine and is the same one 3 time or 7,9

Cuab tsaav job to find these
One family member and one qhua
Ntau neej kaub khau
Kills the chicken for the taw kev
Take out the liver give to taw kev
Rest of chicken trash or use??????
Txiv txwb neej trash?
txaav vaam said to keep?

Has tshais
Dlaab coob qhuas ntaug es
koj tub koj kiv
Xaa tsi tau tshais koj noj
Koj muab tau tsev koj noj

Paaj nyaj Paaj kub muag nub muag Haus
Paaj maab Paaj ntoo
Yeev Kim teb

Ntawg nice neeg before the body goes into the coffin

You do your part at the mini table next to the coffin

Sunday ntawg tshais early in the morning before ua qhua

Ntawg npua dlaab on Sunday

Ncej Xub qeeg there is no zaaj
Ntawg as soon as possible so this part can start as soon as it can.

Ntawg mo before nce Xub qeeg

Nqug rooj is not needed.

After tsiv xais
Queej ntawg ntawv nyaj
Ntawg flowers

Qeej tshais

Queej su

Queej sawv kev

Ntuas plig we didn't use an egg
Did for all family including females
I stand on right person on left
I used right hand he used left. Circle motion to go.
Hand nom Kim do for all
No txoj cawv before this part.

During ncej Xub qeeg
Stand next to deceased and be ready to ntawg ntawv

Ntawg ntawv right after txiv xais finished

Use qhua cawv on qhua day

On departure day you need to find two people
Qhua does this part Caab neeg
Tsev xyom does this part lawv neeg

Txias hlus nyaj at funeral
Qhuas mark speaker recording

Hide the Kuam at the grave so you can find it when it's time to xiwm and tso plig

Give to all family members ntaus plig

This position needs to make the bow and arrow on the last day, see images

Animal parts needed
Plawv,sab,raum,plaab, nyuv from chicken. Form Pig you need.

Take the rice and meat off the beer
This position is technically not supposed to ntawg his ow

Qhua txiwg Cuab tsaav wait to ntawg ntawv paper money on event ncej Xub qeeg

Need ib tug Nyaaj to hold the candle
Follow the txiv qeej to the front door. Then put down in front of door on outside of front door

Xiw
Put Crossbow on board
Cut egg in half
Put one half on plate
Other on spoon with rice

Put egg face down on plate

Say something when you lift the cup

Chicken for Vaab
Head with one side does not matter which side

Has yuav yeej taw txiwm

Pick some meat
Say first then dip broth. Throw broth.
Then throw meat

After you finish you turn the cup upside down
Tso Xiw
Put the txiwm Kuam into the Vaab
For tso plig
If not do same day then just throw it away.

Say muab txeej txiwm before given the chicken

Throw the Kuam away
After completed

Ntawg tshais su
Is

Ntshaav, then txeej txiwm, then su

Ob saab khu last one

Cob tsaj
Table on Saturday. See pic
Doesn't matter which why the chicken is facing

Ua Tsaug Tshoob from Nom Lis

Thov koj nawb (persons name) tas hnub nuav txiv xwm nwg nqug nwg nqaaj thaab nwg muaj tub nwg yuav muab nyaab

Nwg tsaa nwg ncej tse, nwg muaj tub nwg yuav muab se

Yog pum qaab yuav zug tes yuav tseg koj ua “(person’s relationship to you)” lug nrug peb saib tshoob saib kug

Kuas tsi pum qaab yuav zug,

Txhaj le yuav vaam khom koj lug ua “(role name)”

• Nam txiv, coj tub hab nyaab rov moog xaus tshoob xaus kug, moog laav tshoob laav kug moog laaj nam laaj txiv, yuav muab koj lub plhu txaj plhu ntsi moog ntaiv hnub ntaiv hli.

• Txiv tuam mej koob, coj tub hab nyaab rov moog xaus Tshoob xaus kug, moog tis neej tis tsaav, moog laaj nam laaj txiv, yuav muab koj lub plhu txaj plhu ntsi moog ntaiv hnub ntaiv hli.

• Lwm mej koob, coj tub hab nyaab rov moog xaus Tshoob xaus kug, moog laaj nam laaj txiv moog tis neej tis tsaav, yuav muab koj lub plhu txaj plhu ntsi moog ntaiv hnub ntaiv hli.

• Phij laaj, nrug Koj tij laug hab nam tij rov moog xaus tshoob xaus kug, moog laaj nam laaj txiv moog tis neej tis tsaav, yuav muab koj lub plhu txaj plhu ntsi moog ntaiv hnub ntaiv hli.

• Nam Txais Ntsaub, nrug koj nus hab tais dlaab rov moog xaus tshoob xaus kug, moog ua nam ua luag, yuav muab koj lub plhu txaj plhu ntsi moog ntaiv hnub ntaiv hli.

Cuag le peb yuav muab koj laub moog rua txuj tswv kev los yuav thov koj ua sab ntev nawb.

Atticus Sophia Khi Teg Grad Party

Pob Ruas paid $100 for him and his brother.
$80 left for next few inperson meetings

Name Correction :
Txoos tub vaaj Is Txoov Tub Vaaj

Name : Auntie Nyaaj Zuag

re-record
Ntxhoo Choo Ntxoo Xa Noog Txoov Zais

During neeb yaws qua
will thab qhauv for dad
a son and his wife as well as a daughter and son in law
will need to give food for dad and say a few words to him.

Txiv nawv, peb yog tub yog nyaab yog ntxhais yog vauv
es txiv koj ntshav noj ntshav haus
lug ntshav ntawm peb nawv
xob moog ntshav tom maab tom suav
tom au tsis yog vaaj yog tsev
tsis yog tub yog khis, tsis yog tub yog nyaaj yog ntxhais yog vauv
es txiv nawv koj tshaib koj nqhes tom pen nawv
koj cov tug cov nyaaj cov ntxhais cov vauv
koj lug txug vaaj txug tsev lawv ta
peb maam muab noj muab haus rua koj
es peb has mov rua koj noj nawv
After the words you will put food on his plate for him to eat

fiv yeem
Ntxhoo
Can we pauj oh house or outside
Have son, but daughter want to do
fiv yeem must say what type of animal
pauj
txiv mus
thej vaaj youtube
xob txhum dlaab qhua

Txiaj txhoog shamen
Ua neeb Xaa dlaab, also called tu sab
Dlaab zaaj dlaab txhoog
Meb te meb chaws
Muab qab fim meb es
Meb moog vaaj moog tsev
Yaab ntawv xaa Rua meb
Noj qab
Tawg lug hlawv

Txwv lwg zoov
Fruit hmong
Pemolo
Txwv lwg

Dental :
Txwv lwg
Implant 3500. Insurance to pay half
Txwv lwg
Other cost $500
Txwv lwg
Ask Izabell for quote
Txwv lwg

Groom yim, parents Ntsuab lauj
Bride Maiv zuag, parents
Ywm Yij Lis pov xyooj
3//24
3/25

Mom and Dad Khi Teg Oct 23 2022

If you are going to use a cow to hu plig then don't get a pig

Documented in google docs to add to the website "Hu Plig Notes from Oct 24 2022"

Thoob Xu

Funeral Faib nqaj

nqaj tu moo rua noob ncoo
only ntxhais vauv, ntxhais vauv kwv, muam vauv muab

yog meb tuaj tau hauv xyoo te, meb yuav nrug nwg laug noj tshooj not kus
tab si meb tuaj tau qaab xyoo es nwg laug qaij qua moog lawm
mej tseem npaaj tau kaum ntaub kaum xu tuaj

ib lug naab ntawv muab ib nyuas xu, plig ntaub plig xu tsov qaab

Task needing work

Document Paper boat folding

Say this after you say all the ua tsaug phrases

peb caug

Need review and documentation
16th Meeting - 05/26/2019
Proper way to ask daughter and son in law, knowing and not knowing
specifics on nyaj tsaav ntuj, taw kev explained, specifics on ua tsaug

Things I still need to review from class

I documented from 16th Meeting - 05/26/2019 to forward, need to review and document all prior to this date.

document handling tsaw cawv, cov nqaj
review all recordings from 1st and 2nd meeting, may have missed something.
The name of the beer rounds at the table for ua neej
Review _2Listen
Review all the neeb types and document them, many quuestions there
Review thov txiv neeb tuaj uab neeb
review kev txiv laug, tuam los paav from pre june 30th meeting
review ua neeb thab qhauv from pre june 30th meeting

Review ua ntxhais vauv, both process from both sides
sau tsaag means successful, qaab tsaag means not successful
Review notes thov txiv neeb
Review notes and recording from Lug Pov on how to place in incense when yo pick and return the shamen

Tsaa neeb, Tsaa Thaaj, Nqug Qhua, Tso Qhua

New Info

at tables you always present the beer first, then the meat/rice, then envelope tsaws cawv, chob nqab, chob nqab, always hand them the fork or spoon with the handle facing the person so they can properly grab it. The food should always be facing you the presenter.

Always bow (pe) either requesting or ua tsuag towards the xwm kaab

The head of the table is always at the kitchen and xwm kaab, the main people always sit with their backs to the xwm kaab so you ua tsuag toward the xwm kaab

khov txus is always on the left side of the xwm kaab, the head is left to right

Old Hmong traditional house
xwm kaab is always facing the main door entrance
Qhov rooj txuas/taag is the main door
Qhov rooj cai 2ndary door
Xwm kaab must be see by both doors upon entry.

To Do : Future Task

Tsov Plig - 5 plates, parts and how to cut the animal?

Positions Lug pov wants us to complete. Txiv mum ua nyuj dlaab, Txiv mum ua npua dlaab, txiv sub, are the three.

New Terms

luas tas ib raab teb tsaam txuj ib leej ua dlua lawm ib yaam

kheb roog tuam ntsaa
nyaj cuam cawv, pwg qeej, tshuag ntawv, ib txhaj on nyaj, taw ob ntsab tug npua zuv mo

When they are done you thank them agian, Khwv koj nawb, say the same thing as above
same as tug saib neeb

xeeb cawv - document, audio in 6th meeting -> xeeb cawv

paab dlaag paab zug
nam nyuj
miv nyuj
Cawv hau
Laam xaab laam mo
Paaj qeeg - hymns sanged at funeral when tshuab qeej
Need to review_______________
from meeting 11th meeting -> kev thov hab ua tsaug explanations

zaaj saib qab
txhij cig

tuam xwm tim xyooj

Hmoob saab tej chaw tug, Hmong areas

Hmoob Pheej
saiv Boary

neeb performed versions

Txiv Txoob
swv yaig
dlai taw

General Terms
Thov txwm - apologize, excuse
Zaam txwm -
Tub kis - your kids
Dlaab Qhua -
Kev Dlaab Kev Qhua -
Nav Tum -
Muaj nqe has lug mauj tshuaj mauj tshuaj
Khaub Thuas
Kib paaj moo
Khov txus
Khov cub
Tsev txag - funeral home
- your grand kids
xeeb ntxiv - Some spell this with the w some spell it with the i

Home events

rooj npua, dlaab roog, npua dlaab, nyuj dlaab
you must preform these when a decease family member ask for them
Thaum puj los yawm yuav nyuj dlaab
Usually when you are sick and a sight seever (Saib Yaig) and they say you must perform these.
npua dlaab, nyuj dlaab muaj
Pieces of meat that is detributed during these events. The must be cut in a specific way.

ua peb caug, kawm cov

????

cheb xyoo laug

xub ntsaas

laig dlaab

Funeral Terms

Nteeg Tuag- Funeral event
Nteeg pluj Nteeg Tuag

tswv tsaab

Paam - term used when you do the funeral for a person. Referring to the person
Peb Paam peb puj ?????

Ua ntxhias vauv, saib neeg laug nce hau ntoj
-- 2 beers, 1 small pack rice with meat, 1 noob ncoob

There are two types of noob ncoob
Rha - with designes in the middle
Lab - just red center

-- request cob tshaav ntuj
remember to give them half the meat afterwards. In our case we just give him the whole thing, because we live far.

-- Request Qeej
you have to ask him to xyuas xaus

- when you cut the paper for usage

The person who sings the whole night before the burial is called the ?????

hab xwm (i) last table at funeral

muaj nyaj muaj txaj
I think txaj means coin or wealth

Cob tshaav ntuj
The person who leads nxthais vauv to the day of ua qhua

Cob nqaj
Give the meat to the person the day when the cows are butchered, person who gives the meat to each person in each position, must say the proper hymns

Xyob nyuj ???

ua neeg ntau khaub

nqug rooj has xwm

Wedding Terms

Kuv tug mej koob yog yawm Hawj

Nyaj Npis tug mej koob yog Xauv Yim

dlaim Sav

mej koob = Leads phib laj = best man = basket bearer nkauj ntsuab = brides maid

1) phib laj = best man 2) ev kawm - basket bearer 3) ce cawv - whisky pourer 4) ev pam - blanket bearer and 4) ntxhais txais ntsuab - bride's maid.

1."Nqe tshoob" (Wedding price), 2."Nqe taub hau" (Price of the "Bride's head") or 3."Nqe mis nqe noj" (Price of milk and food)).

Qhua txig - the name of the morning ua qhua

Healing