GUJ ISO 639-3
Gujarati
ગુજરાત (Gujarātī) Autonym
A language of India
- ISO 639
- guj
- Alternate Names
- Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
- Autonym
- ગુજરાત (Gujarātī)
- Population
- 60,200,000 in India, all users. L1 users: 55,200,000 in India (2011 census). L2 users: 5,000,000 (2011 census). Total users in all countries: 61,933,450 (as L1: 56,933,450; as L2: 5,000,000).
- Location:
- Gujarat state: both shores of Gulf of Khambhat; Maharashtra state: Nandubar and Nashil districts; Rajasthan state: Jalor and Sirohi districts; Daman and Diu Union Territory.
- Language Status
- 2 (Provincial). Statutory provincial language in Gujurat State; Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu union territories (1950, Constitution, Schedule VIII).
- Classification
- Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Intermediate Divisions, Western, Gujarati
- Dialects
- Standard Gujarati (Mumbai Gujarati, Nagari, Patnuli, Saurashtra Standard), Gamadia (Ahmedabad Gamadia, Anawla, Brathela, Charotari, Eastern Broach Gujarati, Gramya, Patani, Patidari, Surati, Vadodari), Parsi, Kathiyawadi (Bhawnagari, Gohilwadi, Holadi, Jhalawadi, Sorathi), Kharwa, Kakari, Tarimuki (Ghisadi). The Parsi dialect has less than 55,000 speakers, with only a very few knowing how to read or write it (2107 R. Doctor). Memoni ethnic group reportedly speak a Kacchi [kfr] variety.
- Typology
- SOV; postpositions; noun head final; gender (masculine/feminine/neuter); no articles; case-marking (6 cases); verb affixes mark person, number, gender of subject; split ergativity; passives; tense and aspect; comparatives; 31 consonants, 8 vowels, 2 diphthongs; non-tonal; stress on penultimate syllable.
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Adiwasi Garasia [gas], Chodri [cdi], Dangi [dhn], Dhodia [dho], Indo-Portuguese [idb], Kacchi [kfr], Rajput Garasia [gra], Sansi [ssi], Varli [vav].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 70% for Gujarat state (2001 census). Fully developed. Bible: 1823–2005.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Gujarati
- Writing
- Braille script [Brai]. Gujarati script [Gujr], primary usage. Khojki script [Khoj].
- Other Comments
- Gujarati Parsi is different from Parsi [prp]. Hindu, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Australia
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
52,900 in Australia (2016 census).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Bahrain
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
26,200 in Bahrain (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Burundi
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
2,700 in Burundi (2017).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Botswana
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
1,850 in Botswana (2003 UNSD).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Canada
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
109,000 in Canada (2016 census).
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Fiji
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
24,600 in Fiji (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United Kingdom
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
213,000 in United Kingdom (2011 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Iran
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
35,900 in Iran (2019).
- Location
- Mostly Nairobi.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Most lived in Kenya for several generations. Hindu, Jain, Muslim. View other languages of Kenya
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
208,000 in Kenya (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Sri Lanka
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
109,000 in Sri Lanka (2019).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Madagascar
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
89,000 in Madagascar (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Mauritius
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
2,000 in Mauritius (Leclerc 2018c).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Malawi
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
54,000 in Malawi (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Malaysia
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
30,000 in Malaysia (2021 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of New Zealand
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
17,500 in New Zealand (2009 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Oman
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
6,430 in Oman (2020).
- Location
- Sindh and lower Punjab provinces.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Pakistan
Language Name
Gujarati
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Réunion
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
21,000 in Réunion (2017).
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Hindu. View other languages of Singapore
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
4,120 in Singapore (2010 census).
- Location
- Dar es Salaam, Pemba North, Pemba South, and Unguja Urban-West regions; Dar es Salaam and other cities.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Have their own religious institutions and evening schools. View other languages of Tanzania
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
250,000 in Tanzania (Johnstone 1993).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of United States
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
373,000 in United States (2015 census).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of South Africa
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
32,000 in South Africa (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
- Location
- Scattered.
- Language Status
- 5 (Dispersed)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. Hindu. View other languages of Zambia
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
41,000 in Zambia (2017 J. Leclerc).
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Zimbabwe
Language Name
Gujarati
User Population
30,000 in Zimbabwe (2020 Joshua Project). , based on ethnicity.
Map
Location: Gujarat state: both shores of Gulf of Khambhat; Maharashtra state: Nandubar and Nashil districts; Rajasthan state: Jalor and Sirohi districts; Daman and Diu Union Territory.
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