Countries
India
  
India
  
National Language
India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
  
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
  
Regulated By
NA
  
NA
  
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  
Similar To
Bengali Language
  
Bengali Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Gujarati-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Gujarati-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
નમસ્તે (namaste)
  
નમસ્તે (namaste)
  
Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
  
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
  
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
  
Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
  
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
  
Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
  
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
  
Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
  
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
  
Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
  
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
  
Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
  
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
  
Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
  
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
  
Bye
બાય (Bāya)
  
બાય (Bāya)
  
I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
  
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
  
Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
  
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
  
Dialect 1
Kathiyawadi
  
Kathiyawadi
  
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Dialect 2
Kharwa
  
Kharwa
  
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
50.00 million
  
22
50.00 million
  
22
Native Name
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
  
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
  
Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
  
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
  
French Name
goudjrati
  
goudjrati
  
German Name
Gujarati-Sprache
  
Gujarati-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
  
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
  
Ethnicity
Gujaratis
  
Gujaratis
  
Origin
15
  
15
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Indic
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Gujarati
  
Old Gujarati
  
Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati
  
Modern Gujarati
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gu
  
gu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
guj
  
guj
  
ISO 639 2/B
guj
  
guj
  
ISO 639 3
guj
  
guj
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
guja1252
  
guja1252
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available