Dongjia language

{{Short description|Hmongic language of Guizhou, China}}

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|fam4=? Chuanqiandian cluster

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The Dongjia language ({{lang-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 was studied by Dong (2008).{{Cite thesis |last=Dong |first=Bo 董波 |title=Cóng Dōngjiarén dào Shēzú - Guìzhōu Májiāng Xiàn Liùbǎo Cūn Shēzú de rénlèixué kǎochá |date=2008 |degree=MA |publisher=Xiamen daxue |url=http://cdmd.cnki.com.cn/Article/CDMD-10384-2009080747.htm |language=zh |script-title=zh:从东家人到畲族—贵州麻江县六堡村畲族的人类学考察 |trans-title=From Dongjia to She |access-date=2023-05-04 |archive-date=2012-02-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209194857/http://cdmd.cnki.com.cn/Article/CDMD-10384-2009080747.htm |url-status=dead }} http://www.docin.com/p-467133563.html 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.{{Cite thesis |last=Chen |first=Xueyu 陈雪玉 |title=Lùn Dōngjiahuà zài Miáoyǔ Chuān Qián Diān fāngyán zhōng dì dìwèi |date=2011 |degree=MA |publisher=Zhongyang minzu daxue |url=http://cdmd.cnki.com.cn/Article/CDMD-10052-1011166096.htm |language=zh |script-title=zh:论东家话在苗语川黔滇方言中的地位}}