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Pahawh Hmong writing system

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  • Distribution of Hmong-Mien language family in China and Southeast Asia.
    Hmong-Mien languages
    / Writing systems

    …increasingly sophisticated versions of the Pahawh Hmong writing system, which is based on the “onset” (the initial consonant or consonant cluster in a syllable) and the “rime” (the vowel or vowel cluster at the nucleus of the syllable and the final consonant).

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    …increasingly sophisticated versions of the Pahawh Hmong writing system, which is based on the “onset” (the initial consonant or consonant cluster in a syllable) and the “rime” (the vowel or vowel cluster at the nucleus of the syllable and the final consonant).

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