Pahawh Hmong

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).

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 
LanguagesHmong Daw, Hmong Njua
Related scripts
Parent systems
Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • Proto sinaitic
    • Phoenician
      • Lao script (with some letters from pollard and Fraser)
        • Pahawh Hmong
          𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Hmng (450), ​Pahawh Hmong
Unicode
Unicode alias
Pahawh Hmong
U+16B00–U+16B8F
Final Accepted Script Proposal
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