Pahawh Hmong
Indigenous semi-syllabic script, invented to write two Hmong languages / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pahawh Hmong (RPA: Phaj hauj Hmoob [pʰâ hâu m̥ɔ̃́], Pahawh: 𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵 [pʰâ hâu m̥ɔ̃́]; known also as Ntawv Pahawh, Ntawv Keeb, Ntawv Caub Fab, Ntawv Soob Lwj) is an indigenous semi-syllabic script, invented in 1959 by Shong Lue Yang, to write two Hmong languages, Hmong Daw (Hmoob Dawb White Miao) and Hmong Njua AKA Hmong Leng (Moob Leeg Green Miao).
Quick Facts Pahawh Hmong𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵, Script type ...
Pahawh Hmong 𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵 | |
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Script type | (onset–rime; vowel-centered equivalent of an abugida) |
Creator | Shong Lue Yang |
Time period | 1959–present |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Hmong Daw, Hmong Njua |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Egyptian hieroglyphs
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ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Hmng (450), Pahawh Hmong |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Pahawh Hmong |
U+16B00–U+16B8F Final Accepted Script Proposal |
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