Gejia language

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

{{Infobox language

|name=Gejia

|altname=Ge, Chong'an River Miao

|nativename=𱎼家语, {{lang|zh|重安江苗语}}

|states=China

|region=Guizhou

|ethnicity=Gejia

|speakers=60,000

|date=1995

|ref=e25

|familycolor=Hmong-Mien

|fam2=Hmongic

|fam3=West Hmongic

|fam4=? Chuanqiandian cluster

|dia2=Dongjia

|dia1=Gejia

|iso3=hmj

|glotto=geee1239

|glottorefname=Ge

}}

The Ge or Gejia language ({{zh|𱎼家语}}), also known as Chong'anjiang Miao ({{zh|c=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 {{IPA|[m̥ōŋ]}}, as in the Hmong language. When speaking Chinese, they call themselves {{Transliteration|zh|Gédōu}}.

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.{{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}}