The Ge or Gejia language (), also known as Chong'anjiang Miao 重安江苗语, is a
Miao language Miao may refer to:
* Miao people, linguistically and culturally related group of people, recognized as such by the government of the People's Republic of China
* Miao script or Pollard script
The Pollard script, also known as Pollard Miao (Chines ...
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
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, a ...
. 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
She most commonly refers to:
*She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English.
She or S.H.E. may also refer to:
Literature and films
*'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...
, but speak a
West Hmongic
The West Hmongic languages, also known as Chuanqiandian Miao (川黔滇苗: Sichuan–Guizhou–Yunnan Miao) and Western Miao, is the major branch of the Hmongic languages of China and Southeast Asia.
The name ''Chuanqiandian'' is used both for ...
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 branch.
References
Works cited
* http://www.docin.com/p-467133563.html
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External links
Changanjiang Miao numerals
West Hmongic languages
Languages of China
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