Pahawh Hmong

Pahawh Hmong
𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵
Pahawh Hmong; 𖬖𖬰𖬝𖬵 𖬄𖬶𖬟 𖬌𖬣𖬵;
	"Phaj Hauj Hmoob" in Pahawh
Script type	Semisyllabary (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
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Hmng (450), Pahawh Hmong
Unicode
Unicode alias	Pahawh Hmong
Unicode range	U+16B00–U+16B8F; Final Accepted Script Proposal

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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).