Gha-Mu, often translated as Small Flowery Miao (), is a Miao language of

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 ...

spoken by the

Gha-Mu people Gha-Mu, also known as Small Flowery Miao () and Blue Hmong, are a Miao ethnic group in China. They are from Guizhou and belong to the Hmong people The Hmong people ( RPA: , CHV: ''Hmôngz'', Nyiakeng Puachue: , Pahawh Hmong: , , zh, c=� ...

. It is closely related to the Hmong dialects of China and Laos; both Gha-Mu and Hmong are members of the ''Chuanqiandian'' cluster of

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 bra ...

. It is spoken in Nayong, Shuicheng, Zhenning, Guanling, and

Hezhang Hezhang () is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Administrative divisions Hezhang County is divided into 5 subdistricts, 10 ...

counties of western Guizhou, China.

References

West Hmongic languages Languages of Guizhou {{HmongMien-lang-stub