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Gujarati

Indo-Aryan Languages

Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
guj 2
Speaker Count
62,000,000 2
2011 census total figure from the article infobox.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Gujarati: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Region
Western India, specifically Gujarat and the union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 2
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Indo-European, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Gujarati Language

Written In

Gujarati Script, Scripts
Source Wikipedia: Gujarati Script
In the Other Atlases

Cases Where Used

Aastha TV

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Gujarat

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Parsis

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: used in this subject.

Original Language Of

Mahatma Gandhi

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Source Wikipedia: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Also in Literature Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Located In

India

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Found In

Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Glottolog: Gujarati (Glottolog languoid guja1252)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Gujarati Language
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    guj
  • Lead section
    As of 2011, Gujarati is the 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population.
  • Infobox: region
    Western India Gujarat Union-territories Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  • Official status, Gujarati entity page
    It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
  • In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
    Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Western Indo-Aryan > Gujarati languages > Gujarati
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Wikipedia: Gujarati Script
Written In: Gujarati ScriptView the Source
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