The Ge or Gejia language (), also known as Chong'anjiang Miao 重安江苗语, is a
Miao language of
Huangping County, Guizhou, China. The endonym is spelled ''Mhong'', though it shares this with
Huishui Miao; it is pronounced , as in the
Hmong language. When speaking Chinese, they call themselves ''Gédōu''.
Gejia is spoken in eastern Guizhou, in speech islands within the area of the
Hmu language, which includes the standard dialect.
Dongjia
The Dongjia (东家) language of
Majiang County, Guizhou is closely related to Gejia. The Dongjia people are officially classified as
She, but speak a
West Hmongic language. Their autonym is ''Gameng'' (嘎孟), while the neighboring
Raojia people call them ''Gadou'' (嘎斗). The Dongjia people of Liubao (六堡村), Xingshan Township (杏山镇), Majiang County was studied by Dong Bo (2008). Chen Xueyu (2011) considers Gejia and Dongjia to form two dialects of Chong'anjiang Miao, which belongs to the
Chuanqiandian
Hmong / Mong (; RPA: ''Hmoob,'' ; Nyiakeng Puachue: ; Pahawh: , ) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong people of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hainan, northern Vietnam, Thailand, ...
branch.
References
Works cited
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External links
Changanjiang Miao numerals
West Hmongic languages
Languages of China
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