Spoken by about 46 million people worldwide, Gujarati is the 23rd most spoken language in the world
. It is one of the fifteen official languages of India and the native language of Gujarat, a state in northwestern India. A considerable number of Gujarati speakers reside in North America and the United Kingdom. A sizeable Gujarati speaking population is also found in Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Pakistan.
Facts
45.5 million Gujarati speakers reside in India.
Gujarati belongs to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-Europe family of languages.
Gujarati was the mother-tongue of both Mohandas K. Gandhi, the Father of India and Quaid-e-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the Father of Pakistan.
Some facts on Gujarati
Primarily spoken in:
Gujarat, India
Also spoken in:
Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Pakistan
Official language of:
Gujarat
Total number of speakers:
46 million
Rank:
23
Brief History
The Gujarati language dates back to the 12th century, when a learned scholar and Jain monk, Hemachandra-charya, wrote down its precursor's formal grammar. This came to be called the Apabhransa grammar, which signified a crude form of languages like Sanskrit and Ardha-magadhi.
Modern exploration into Gujarat and its language is credited to the British administrator Alexander Kinloch Forbes. During the nineteenth century, he compiled many manuscripts on the history of the land. Named after him, Farbas Gujarati Sabha is a learned body devoted to the Gujarati language.
Vocabulary
The Gujarati vocabulary is influenced by Persian speaking Muslim Sultan Kings who ruled Gujarat for more than five centuries. Most of the vocabulary spoken today is derived from Persian, and is generally related to worldly and secular subjects. However, other elements of Gujarati reflect the native tribes of specific regions. Because of extended trade relations of the state of Gujarat with Portugal and England, there are a number of Gujarati words that sound very similar to Portuguese and English.
Writing system
Gujarati is written in a script similar to the Devanagari script, which is used for Sanskrit and Hindi, but without the continuous horizontal line running along the top.
Fonts
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