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Pollard
Pollard Miao,𖽃𖽔𖾐 𖽑𖼄𖽻𖾐(A-Hmao, Miao)
Miao book in Pollard script, in theYunnan Nationalities Museum,Kunming,Yunnan,China.
Script type
CreatorSam Pollard
Time period
ca. 1936 to the present
DirectionLeft-to-rightEdit this on Wikidata
LanguagesA-Hmao,Lipo,SichuanMiao,Nasu
Related scripts
Parent systems
Canadian Aboriginal syllabics
  • Pollard
    Pollard Miao,𖽃𖽔𖾐 𖽑𖼄𖽻𖾐(A-Hmao, Miao)
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Plrd(282),​Miao (Pollard)
Unicode
Unicode alias
Miao
U+16F00–U+16F9F
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ThePollard script,also known asPollard Miao(Chinese:Bách cách lý miêu văn;pinyin:Bó Gélǐ Miáo-wén) orMiao,is anabugidaloosely based on the Latin alphabet and invented byMethodistmissionarySam Pollard.Pollard invented the script for use withA-Hmao,one of severalMiao languagesspoken insoutheast Asia.The script underwent a series of revisions until 1936, when a translation of theNew Testamentwas published using it.

Pollard credited the basic idea of the script to theCree syllabicsdesigned byJames Evansin 1838–1841: "While working out the problem, we remembered the case of the syllabics used by a Methodist missionary among the Indians of North America, and resolved to do as he had done." He also gave credit to a Chinese pastor: "Stephen Lee assisted me very ably in this matter, and at last we arrived at a system."[1]

The introduction of Christian materials in the script that Pollard invented had a great impact among theMiao people.Part of the reason was that they had a legend about how their ancestors had possessed a script but lost it. According to the legend, the script would be brought back some day. When the script was introduced, many Miao came from far away to see and learn it.[2][3]Changing politics inChinaled to the use of several competing scripts, most of which wereromanizations.The Pollard script remains popular amongHmong peoplein China, although Hmong outside China tend to use one of the alternative scripts. A revision of the script was completed in 1988, which remains in use.

As with most other abugidas, the Pollard letters representconsonants,whereasvowelsare indicated bydiacritics.Uniquely, however, the position of this diacritic is varied to representtone.For example, in Western Hmong, placing the vowel diacritic above the consonant letter indicates that the syllable has a high tone, whereas placing it at the bottom right indicates a low tone.

Alphabets[edit]

The script was originally developed for A-Hmao, and adopted early forLipo.In 1949 Pollard adapted it for a group of Miao inSzechuan,creating a distinct alphabet.[clarification needed][4]There is also aNasualphabet using Pollard script.

Consonants[edit]

𖼀 𖼁 𖼂 𖼃 𖼄
PA BA YI PA PLA MA
𖼅 𖼆 𖼇 𖼈 𖼉
MHA ARCHAIC MA FA VA VFA
𖼊 𖼋 𖼌 𖼍 𖼎
TA DA YI TTA YI TA TTA
𖼏 𖼐 𖼑 𖼒 𖼓
DDA NA NHA YI NNA ARCHAIC NA
𖼔 𖼕 𖼖 𖼗 𖼘
NNA NNHA LA LYA LHA
𖼙 𖼚 𖼛 𖼜 𖼝
LHYA TLHA DLHA TLHYA DLHYA
𖼞 𖼟 𖼠 𖼡 𖼢
KA GA YI KA QA QGA
𖼣 𖼤 𖼥 𖼦 𖼧
NGA NGHA ARCHAIC NGA HA XA
𖼨 𖼩 𖼪 𖼫 𖼬
GHA GHHA TSSA DZZA NYA
𖼭 𖼮 𖼯 𖼰 𖼱
NYHA TSHA DZHA YI TSHA YI DZHA
𖼲 𖼳 𖼴 𖼵 𖼶
REFORMED TSHA SHA SSA ZHA ZSHA
𖼷 𖼸 𖼹 𖼺 𖼻
TSA DZA YI TSA SA ZA
𖼼 𖼽 𖼾 𖼿 𖽀
ZSA ZZA ZZSA ZZA ZZYA
𖽁 𖽂 𖽃 𖽄 𖽅
ZZSYA WA AH HHA BRI
𖽆 𖽇 𖽈 𖽉 𖽊
SYI DZYI TE TSE RTE

Vowels and finals[edit]

𖽔 𖽕 𖽖 𖽗
A AA AHH AN
𖽘 𖽙 𖽚 𖽛
ANG O OO WO
𖽜 𖽝 𖽞 𖽟
W E EN ENG
𖽠 𖽡 𖽢 𖽣
OEY I IA IAN
𖽤 𖽥 𖽦 𖽧
IANG IO IE II
𖽨 𖽩 𖽪 𖽫
IU ING U UA
𖽬 𖽭 𖽮 𖽯
UAN UANG UU UEI
𖽰 𖽱 𖽲 𖽳
UNG Y YI AE
𖽴 𖽵 𖽶 𖽷
AEE ERR ROUNDED ERR ER
𖽸 𖽹 𖽺 𖽻
ROUNDED ER AI EI AU
𖽼 𖽽 𖽾 𖽿
OU N NG UOG
𖾀 𖾁 𖾂 𖾃
YUI OG OER VW
𖾄 𖾅 𖾆 𖾇
IG EA IONG UI

Positioning tone marks[edit]

𖾏 𖾐 𖾑 𖾒
RIGHT TOP RIGHT ABOVE BELOW

Baseline tone marks[edit]

𖾓 𖾔 𖾕 𖾖 𖾗 𖾘 𖾙
TONE-2 TONE-3 TONE-4 TONE-5 TONE-6 TONE-7 TONE-8

Archaic baseline tone marks[edit]

𖾚 𖾛 𖾜 𖾝 𖾞 𖾟
REFORMED TONE-1 REFORMED TONE-2 REFORMED TONE-4 REFORMED TONE-5 REFORMED TONE-6 REFORMED TONE-8


Unicode[edit]

Main article:Miao (Unicode block)

The Pollard script was first proposed for inclusion inUnicodeby John Jenkins in 1997.[5] It took many years to reach a final proposal in 2010.[6]

It was added to the Unicode Standard in January, 2012 with the release of version 6.1.

The Unicode block for Pollard script, called Miao, is U+16F00–U+16F9F:

Miao[1][2]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart(PDF)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+16F0x 𖼀 𖼁 𖼂 𖼃 𖼄 𖼅 𖼆 𖼇 𖼈 𖼉 𖼊 𖼋 𖼌 𖼍 𖼎 𖼏
U+16F1x 𖼐 𖼑 𖼒 𖼓 𖼔 𖼕 𖼖 𖼗 𖼘 𖼙 𖼚 𖼛 𖼜 𖼝 𖼞 𖼟
U+16F2x 𖼠 𖼡 𖼢 𖼣 𖼤 𖼥 𖼦 𖼧 𖼨 𖼩 𖼪 𖼫 𖼬 𖼭 𖼮 𖼯
U+16F3x 𖼰 𖼱 𖼲 𖼳 𖼴 𖼵 𖼶 𖼷 𖼸 𖼹 𖼺 𖼻 𖼼 𖼽 𖼾 𖼿
U+16F4x 𖽀 𖽁 𖽂 𖽃 𖽄 𖽅 𖽆 𖽇 𖽈 𖽉 𖽊 𖽏
U+16F5x 𖽐 𖽑 𖽒 𖽓 𖽔 𖽕 𖽖 𖽗 𖽘 𖽙 𖽚 𖽛 𖽜 𖽝 𖽞 𖽟
U+16F6x 𖽠 𖽡 𖽢 𖽣 𖽤 𖽥 𖽦 𖽧 𖽨 𖽩 𖽪 𖽫 𖽬 𖽭 𖽮 𖽯
U+16F7x 𖽰 𖽱 𖽲 𖽳 𖽴 𖽵 𖽶 𖽷 𖽸 𖽹 𖽺 𖽻 𖽼 𖽽 𖽾 𖽿
U+16F8x 𖾀 𖾁 𖾂 𖾃 𖾄 𖾅 𖾆 𖾇 𖾏
U+16F9x 𖾐 𖾑 𖾒 𖾓 𖾔 𖾕 𖾖 𖾗 𖾘 𖾙 𖾚 𖾛 𖾜 𖾝 𖾞 𖾟
Notes
1.^As of Unicode version 15.1
2.^Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

Published sources[edit]

  • Enwall, Joakim (1994).A Myth Become Reality: History and Development of the Miao Written Language, two volumes.Stockholm East Asian Monographs, 5 & 6. Stockholm: Institute of Oriental Languages, Stockholm University.ISBN9789171534231.
  • Pollard, Samuel (December 1909). "Gathering up the Fragments".The United Methodist Magazine.2:531–35.
  • Wen You (1938). "Lun Pollard Script"Luận Pollard Script[Essay on the Pollard Script].Xinan BianjiangTây nam biên cương[Southwest frontier region].1:43–53.
  • Wen You (1951). "Guizhou Leishan xin chu Miaowen canshi chukao"Quý châu lôi sơn tân xuất miêu văn tàn thạch sơ khảo[Preliminary investigation of the Miao writing fragments recently discovered in Leishan, Guizhou].Huaxi wenwuHoa tây văn vật[Huaxi University cultural relics].Reprinted inWen You (1985).Wen You lunjiVăn hựu luận tập[Collection of articles by Wen You]. Beijing: Zhongyang minzu xueyuan keyanchu trung ương dân tộc học viện khoa nghiên xử [Scientific research office of the Central Institute for Nationalities]. pp. 62–70.

References[edit]

  1. ^Pollard, Samuel (1919),Story of the Miao,London: Henry Hooks, p. 174
  2. ^Enwall 1994
  3. ^Tapp, N. (2011). "The Impact of Missionary Christianity Upon Marginalized Ethnic Minorities: The Case of the Hmong".Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.20:70–95.doi:10.1017/S0022463400019858.hdl:1885/22258..Republished inStorch, Tanya, ed. (2006).Religions and Missionaries around the Pacific, 1500–1900.The Pacific World: Lands, Peoples and History of the Pacific, 1500–1900. Vol. 17. Ashgate Publishing. pp. 289–314.ISBN9780754606673.Retrieved20 July2013.
  4. ^Duffy, John M. (2007).Writing from these roots: literacy in a Hmong-American community.University of Hawaii Press.ISBN978-0-8248-3095-3.
  5. ^Jenkins, John H. (21 May 1997)."L2/97-104: Proposal to add Pollard to Unicode/ISO-IEC 10646"(PDF).Retrieved6 August2014.
  6. ^"N3789: Final proposal for encoding the Miao script in the SMP of the UCS"(PDF).26 March 2010.Retrieved6 August2014.

External links[edit]

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