The Ge or Gejia language (Chinese: 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
家语, 重安江苗语
Native toChina
RegionGuizhou
EthnicityGejia
Native speakers
(60,000 cited 1995)[1]
Hmong–Mien
Dialects
  • Gejia
  • Dongjia
Language codes
ISO 639-3hmj
Glottologgeee1239

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

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Sun (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

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  1. ^ Gejia at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)  
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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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