HMJ ISO 639-3
Ge
A language of China
- ISO 639
- hmj
- Alternate Names
- Chonganjiang Miao, Ge Jia, Ge-Mong, Gedang, Gedong, Gedou, Gedou Miao, Gedoudiu, Gedu, Gejia, Gho-mhon, Keh Deo
- Population
- 60,000 (Wang and Mao 1995).
- Location:
- Guizhou province: Huangping county, Chong’an township; Longchang township, Kaili municipality.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Miao.
- Classification
- Hmong-Mien, Hmongic, Chuanqiandian
- Dialects
- None known. Not inherently intelligible with other varieties of Miao. A member of macrolanguage Hmong [hmn].
- Language Use
- All domains.
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1937.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ge
- Writing
- Bopomofo script [Bopo], no longer in use.
- Other Comments
- Given special status as Gejia in Guizhou Province. Traditional religion.
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Location: Guizhou province: Huangping county, Chong’an township; Longchang township, Kaili municipality.
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