Gha-Mu language

"Small Flowery Miao" redirects here. For the ethnic group, see Small Flowery Miao people.

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.^[2] It is spoken in Nayong, Shuicheng, Zhenning, Guanling, and Hezhang counties of western Guizhou, China.^[3]

Gha-Mu
Small Flowery Miao
Native to	China
Region	Guizhou
Ethnicity	Gha-Mu
Native speakers	(84,000 cited 1995)[1]
Language family	Hmong–Mien Hmongic West Hmongic Chuanqiandian cluster Gha-Mu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	sfm
Glottolog	smal1236