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Gejia Language
The Ge or Gejia language (), also known as Chong'anjiang Miao (), is a West Hmongic 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 . Gejia is spoken in eastern Guizhou, in speech islands within the Hmu language (Qiandong Miao 黔东苗语) area. Dongjia, spoken nearby in Majiang County, is closely related to Gejia. Distribution Sun (2017) lists the following locations for Chong'anjiang Miao, and gives a speaker population estimate of 40,000. *Huangping County: Fengtang 枫塘, Chongxin 重新, Chongren 崇仁, etc. *Kaili City Kaili (, Hmu language, Hmu: ) is a county-level city and the prefecture seat of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in southeastern Guizhou province, China. It is the center of Miao people, Miao culture, hosting more than 120 festiva ...: Longchang 龙场, Ganba 甘坝, Longsha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guizhou
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Gejia People
The Gejia ( Chinese: 𱎼家人 or 革家人; Hanyu pinyin: Géjiārén; also Gedou) is an ethnic group of Guizhou province, southwestern China. They are officially classified by the government as a part of the Miao, but have a special status in Guizhou, but not recognized as independent from the Miao. The Gejia live mainly in Qiandongnan Prefecture, in the counties of Huangping, Kaili, and Guanling. They are concentrated in the towns of Chong'an, Chong Xing, Huangpiao in Huangping and Longchang, Wanshui of Kaili. Matang is exclusively inhabited by these people. There are over 400 inhabitants in this village. The total Gejia population is approximately 50,000. History The Gejia, according to legend, are the direct descendants of Houyi, a legendary hero who was said to have shot the nine scorching suns in order to salvage his people. They are noted for their war-like nature and their costumes are indications of such warfare passion. In 1953, the Chinese government initiated cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hmongic Languages
The Hmongic languages, also known as Miao languages ( zh, s=苗语, p=Miáoyǔ), include the various languages spoken by the Miao people (such as Hmong, Hmu, and Xong). Hmongic languages also include various languages spoken by non- Mienic-speaking Yao people, such as Pa-Hng, Bunu, Jiongnai, Younuo, and others, while She is spoken by ethnic She people. Names ''Miao'' () is the Chinese name and the one used by Miao in China. However, ''Hmong'' is more familiar in the West, due to Hmong emigration. Hmong is the biggest subgroup within the Hmongic peoples. Many overseas Hmong prefer the name ''Hmong'', and claim that ''Meo'' (a Southeast Asian language change from Miao) is both inaccurate and pejorative, though it is generally considered neutral by the Miao community in China. Of the core Hmongic languages spoken by ethnic Miao, there are a number of overlapping names. The three branches are as follows, as named by Purnell (in English and Chinese), Ratliff, and scholars in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Hmongic Languages
The West Hmongic languages, also known as Chuanqiandian Miao () and Western Miao, are a major branch of the Hmongic languages of China and Southeast Asia. The name ''Chuanqiandian'' is used both for West Hmongic as a whole and for one of its branches, the Hmong language, Chuanqiandian cluster. Names Autonyms include: * Hmong language, Hmong (Bijie and Wenshan Prefecture, Guizhou) * Huishui Miao (Huishui County, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou) * Mashan Miao (Ziyun County, Anshun, Guizhou) * Luobo River Miao (Fuquan, Guizhou, Fuquan, Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou) * A-Hmao language, A-Hmao (Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County, Weining County, Bijie, Guizhou; Zhaotong and Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan) Classification West Hmongic is the most diverse branch of the Hmong (Miao) language family. There are nine primary branches in Chinese sources, though the unity of these are not accepted in all Western sources. * Chuanqiandian cluster ** Hmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huangping County
Huangping County (; Hmu: ''Wangx Zangx'') is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Administrative divisions Huangping County is divided into 8 towns A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ... and 3 townships: ;towns *Xinzhou 新州镇 *Jiuzhou 旧州镇 *Chong'an 重安镇 *Gulong 谷陇镇 *Pingxi 平溪镇 *Yedonghe 野洞河镇 *Shangtang 上塘镇 *Langdong 浪洞镇 ;townships *Yiwanshui 一碗水乡 *Zhifang 纸房乡 *Wengping 翁坪乡 Climate References Counties of Qiandongnan Prefecture {{Guizhou-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huishui Miao
Huishui Miao, a.k.a. Huishui Hmong, is a Miao language of China. It is named after Huishui County, Guizhou, though not all varieties are spoken there. The endonym is ''Mhong'', though it shares this with Gejia and it is simply a variant spelling of Hmong. Huishui was given as a subgroup of Western Hmongic in Strecker (1987). Matisoff (2001) split it into four separate languages, and, conservatively, did not retain it as a group. Demographics Below is a list of Miao dialects and their respective speaker populations and distributions from Li (2018), along with representative datapoints from Wang (1985).Wang Fushi 王辅世. 1985. ''Miaoyu jianzhi'' 苗语简志. Beijing: Minzu chubanshe 民族出版社. According to Sun (2017), the northern dialect of Huishui Miao is spoken in the following townships by a total of approximately 50,000 speakers. *Guiyang City: Gaopo 高坡 *Huishui County Huishui () is a county of south-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the admi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hmong Language
Hmong or Mong ( ; Romanized Popular Alphabet, RPA: , Chữ Hmông Việt, CHV: ''Hmôngz'', Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong, Nyiakeng Puachue: , Pahawh: , ) is a dialect continuum of the West Hmongic branch of the Hmongic languages spoken by the Hmong people of Southwestern China, northern Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. There are an estimated 4.5 million speakers of varieties that are largely mutually intelligible, including over 280,000 Hmong Americans as of 2013. Over half of all Hmong speakers speak the various dialects in China, where the Dananshan dialect forms the basis of the standard language. However, Hmong Daw and Mong Leng are widely known only in Laos and the United States; Dananshan is more widely known in the native region of Hmong. Varieties Mong Leng () and Hmong Daw () are part of a dialect cluster known in China as (), called the "Chuanqiandian ''cluster''" in English (or "Miao cluster" in other languages) since West Hmongic is also called . The variety spoken from Sichu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hmu Language
The Hmu language (''hveb Hmub''), also known as Qiandong Miao (黔东, Eastern Guizhou Miao), Central Miao (中部苗语), East Hmongic (Ratliff 2010), or (somewhat ambiguously) Black Miao, is a dialect cluster of Hmongic languages of China. The best studied dialect is that of Yǎnghāo (养蒿) village, Taijiang County, Guizhou Province. Qanu (咯努), a Hmu variety, had 11,450 speakers as of 2000, and is spoken just south of Kaili City, Guizhou. The Qanu are ethnoculturally distinct from the other Hmu. Names Autonyms include ' in Kaili City, Kaili, ' in Jinping County, Guizhou, Jinping County, ' in Tianzhu County, Guizhou, Tianzhu County, ' in Huangping County, ' in some parts of Qiandongnan (''Miaoyu Jianzhi 苗语简志'' 1985), and ' in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi. Ná-Meo language, Ná-Meo, spoken by the Mieu people of Cao Minh, Lạng Sơn, Cao Minh Commune, Tràng Định District, Lạng Sơn Province, Vietnam, may be closely related. Subdivisions and distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dongjia Language
The Dongjia language ( zh, 东家话) is a West Hmongic language of Guizhou, China. It is most 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 Majiang County () is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large populat ... was studied by Dong (2008). Chen (2011) considers Gejia and Dongjia to be two different varieties of Chong'anjiang Miao (重安江苗语), and places Chong'anjiang Miao within the Chuanqiandian (川黔滇) branch. References {{Languages of China West Hmongic languages Languages of Guizhou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majiang County
Majiang County () is a county of southeast-central Guizhou province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division The administrative divisions of China have consisted of several levels since 1412, due to mainland China's large population and geographical area. In the People's Republic of China, the constitution provides for three levels of government. Ho ... of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. Administrative divisions Majiang County is divided into 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 1 ethnic township: ;subdistrict *Xingshan Subdistrict 杏山街道 *Jinzhu Subdistrict 金竹街道 ;towns *Gudong Town 谷硐镇 *Xuanwei Town 宣威镇 *Longshan Town 龙山镇 *Xianchang Town 贤昌镇 ;ethnic township *Bamang Bouyei Ethnic Township 坝芒布依族乡 Languages Languages spoken in Majiang County include Dongjia, Raojia, and Mulao. The Yao of Heba () speak an Raojia. Demographics Ethnic Mulao are located in the following villages.''Majiang County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaili City
Kaili (, Hmu language, Hmu: ) is a county-level city and the prefecture seat of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, in southeastern Guizhou province, China. It is the center of Miao people, Miao culture, hosting more than 120 festivals every year. Kaili has a population of 478,642 in 2010 and is a major producer of rice. History The name "Kaili" is from the Miao Hmu language, meaning "newly cultivated land". Kaili has a long history as an administrative center, earning the nickname "Little Capital" during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Ethnics A significant population of Miao people, Miao and Gejia people, Gejia (officially classified as Miao) live in Kaili. Kaili is host to more than 120 Miao festivals throughout the year. The Miao are known for arts and crafts, including jewelry, embroidery, brocade, batik, and papercutting. Geography and climate Kaili City is located on the eastern side of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, characterized by a terraced large slope zone. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
