Validating Four Hmong Word Recognition Tests With Normal-Hearing Bilingual Hmong Individuals.

The purpose of this study was to validate four digitally recorded and phonetically balanced 50-word recognition lists in the White Hmong dialect with normal-hearing bilingual Hmong adults. Using a randomized, incomplete-block design, each participant listened to and repeated four unique Hmong lists delivered by a female and a male talker. Participants were also tested with an English word list-List 1A of the Northwestern University Auditory Test No. 6. Participants' correct pronunciation of each word was scored. A nonparametric Mann-Whitney Seventy Hmong speakers participated in this study (35 women, 35 men; The four Hmong word lists were validated to ensure an equal range of word difficulty across the lists.