Shong Lue Yang

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Shong Lue Yang was a Hmong spiritual leader and self-taught scholar best known for inventing the Pahawh Hmong writing system in the mid-20th century.

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Shong Lue Yang canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hmong person ⓘ
human ⓘ
self-taught scholar ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ
aimOfWork promoting Hmong literacy ⓘ
strengthening Hmong cultural identity ⓘ
associatedWith Hmong diaspora communities ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Hmong people ⓘ
linked to: Hmong
countryOfActivity Laos ⓘ
created Pahawh Hmong script ⓘ
linked to: Pahawh Hmong

Pahawh Hmong writing system ⓘ
linked to: Pahawh Hmong
ethnicity Hmong ⓘ
fieldOfWork Hmong literacy ⓘ
religious leadership ⓘ
writing system invention ⓘ
hasNameInHmong Soob Lwj Yaj ⓘ
hasWritingSystemInventedFor Hmong languages of Laos and neighboring regions ⓘ
historicalContext Laotian Civil War era ⓘ
inspiredBy divine revelation (as claimed in Hmong tradition) ⓘ
religious visions ⓘ
languageCommunityServed Hmong Daw ⓘ
Hmong Njua ⓘ
Hmong language ⓘ
linked to: Hmong
legacy continued use of Pahawh Hmong by some Hmong communities ⓘ
symbol of Hmong cultural resilience ⓘ
movement Hmong revitalization movement ⓘ
Pahawh Hmong religious movement ⓘ
name Shong Lue Yang ⓘ
notableFor founding a Hmong religious movement ⓘ
inventing the Pahawh Hmong script ⓘ
occupation farmer ⓘ
religious teacher ⓘ
script inventor ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ
perceivedAs threat by some political authorities in Laos ⓘ
placeOfBirth Laos ⓘ
religion Hmong folk religion ⓘ
religiousRole messianic leader ⓘ
prophet (in Hmong tradition) ⓘ
scriptTypeCreated syllabary ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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Pahawh Hmong → creator → Shong Lue Yang ⓘ
Shong Lue Yang → name → Shong Lue Yang ⓘ