Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong
Script details
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| Code | Hmnp |
| Script type | alphabet |
| Region | unspecified |
| Status | Current |
| Direction | LTR |
| Baseline | bottom |
| Case | no |
| White space | unspecified |
| Complex behaviors | diacritics |
| OpenType code | hmnp |
| ISO 15924 Number | 451 (syllabic) |
Script description
Section titled “Script description”The Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script is is used for writing the White Hmong and Green Hmong languages.
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This script has been used by members of the United Christians Liberty Evangelical church in America for more than 25 years, in printed material and videos. It is reported to have some use in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, France, and Australia.
Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong is an alphabetic script comprised of 36 consonant characters, 9 vowel characters, and 7 combining tone characters.
Languages that use this script
Section titled “Languages that use this script”| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmong Daw | mww-Hmnp | in use | mww-Hmnp-CN (China) | |
| Hmong Njua | hnj-Hmnp | in use | hnj (CLDR)  | hnj-Hmnp-LA |
Unicode status
Section titled “Unicode status”In The Unicode Standard, Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script implementation is discussed in Chapter 16: Southeast Asia-I — Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam.
Resources
Section titled “Resources”- ScriptSource page for Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong script - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems