Pahawh Hmong

Pahawh Hmong
𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵
"Phaj Hauj Hmoob" in Pahawh
Script type (onset–rime; vowel-centered equivalent of an abugida)
CreatorShong Lue Yang
Time period
1959–present
DirectionLeft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesHmong Daw, Hmong Njua
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Hmng (450), ​Pahawh Hmong
Unicode
Unicode alias
Pahawh Hmong
U+16B00–U+16B8F
Final Accepted Script Proposal

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).


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