Gujarati (language)
| Gujarati | |
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| ગુજરાતી | |
| Gujarātī | |
"Gujarati" in Gujarati script
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| Pronunciation | [ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i] |
| Native to |
Gujarat Daman and Diu Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
| Region | Western India and worldwide diaspora |
| Ethnicity | Gujaratis |
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Native speakers
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49 million (2007) |
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Early forms
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Gujarati alphabet (Brahmic) Gujarati Braille Arabic script Devanagari (historical) |
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| Official status | |
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Official language in
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Gujarat (India) Daman and Diu (India) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (India) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | gu |
| ISO 639-2 | guj |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | guja1252 |
| Linguasphere | 59-AAF-h |
Distribution of native Gujarati speakers in India
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Gujarati (/ɡʊdʒəˈrɑːti/;ગુજરાતી gujarātī [ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat. It is part of the greater Indo-European language family. Gujarati is descended from Old Gujarati (circa 1100–1500 AD). In India, it is the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Gujarati is spoken by 4.5% of the Indian population, which amounts to 46 million speakers in India. Altogether, there are about 50 million speakers of Gujarati worldwide. Gujarati was the first language of Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Gujarati (also sometimes spelled Gujerati, Gujarathi, Guzratee, Guujaratee, "Gujarati", Gujrathi, and Gujerathi) is a modern IA (Indo-Aryan) language evolved from Sanskrit. The traditional practice is to differentiate the IA languages on the basis of three historical stages:
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