The Ge or Gejia language (Chinese: 𱎼家语), also known as Chong'anjiang Miao (Chinese: 重安江苗语), 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 [m̥ōŋ], as in the Hmong language. When speaking Chinese, they call themselves Gédōu.
| Gejia | |
|---|---|
| Ge, Chong'an River Miao | |
| 𱎼家语, 重安江苗语 | |
| Native to | China |
| Region | Guizhou |
| Ethnicity | Gejia |
Native speakers | (60,000 cited 1995)[1] |
Hmong–Mien
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hmj |
| Glottolog | geee1239 |
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.[2]
Distribution
editSun (2017)[3] 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: Longchang 龙场, Ganba 甘坝, Longshan 龙山, Longchang 隆昌, Bibo 碧波, etc.
References
edit- ^ Gejia at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Chen, Xueyu 陈雪玉 (2011). Lùn Dōngjiahuà zài Miáoyǔ Chuān Qián Diān fāngyán zhōng dì dìwèi 论东家话在苗语川黔滇方言中的地位 (MA thesis) (in Chinese). Zhongyang minzu daxue.
- ^ Sun, Hongkai 孙宏开; Ting, Pang-hsin 丁邦新, eds. (2017). Hanzangyu yuyin he cihui 汉藏语语音和词汇. Beijing: Minzu chubanshe 民族出版社. p. 40. ISBN 9787105142385.
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