Gha-mu
Gha-mu is a Hmong-Mien language spoken in China.
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Gha-Mu, often translated as Small Flowery Miao (Chinese: 小花苗; pinyin: Xiǎo Huā Miáo), is a Miao language of China spoken by the Gha-Mu people. It is closely related to the Hmong dialects of China and Laos; both Gha-Mu and Hmong are members of the Chuanqiandian cluster of West Hmongic languages. It is spoken in Nayong, Shuicheng, Zhenning, Guanling, and Hezhang counties of western Guizhou, China.
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Words in Gha-mu
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | moN* | |
| name | mpye* | |
| eye | qama* | |
| ear | qample* | |
| nose | qampi* | |
| tooth | nai* | |
| tongue | qamplai* | |
| hand | tie* | |
| blood | nchaN* | |
| bone | qachaN* | |
| skin | qateu* | |
| knee | houCou* | |
| breast | kami* | |
| liver | asuai* | |
| water | tle* | |
| fire | teu* | |
| sun | nochaNnto* | |
| star | noqo* | |
| stone | Zue* | |
| mountain | tao* | |
| tree | ntoN* | |
| leaf | mploN* | |
| night | plou* | |
| dog | tle* | |
| fish | mpye* | |
| louse | to* | |
| one | i* | |
| two | ao* | |
| I | ko* | |
| you | ke* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Hmong DôHmong-Mien53% alike
- Hmong NjuaHmong-Mien45% alike
- Sinicized MiaoHmong-Mien44% alike
- Hmong DawHmong-Mien40% alike
- Southern Guiyang HmongHmong-Mien34% alike
- Central Mashan HmongHmong-Mien33% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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