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The Gujarati languages are a Western Indo-Aryan language family, comprising Gujarati and those Indic languages closest to it. They are ultimately descended from Shauraseni Prakrit.[2] It is the official language of Gujarat state as well as Diu, Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is the sixth most spoken language in India with more than 55 million speakers.
Gujarati languages | |
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Geographic distribution | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sindh, Maharashtra, South India |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
Glottolog | guja1256 |
Numerous Gujarati languages are transitional between Gujarati and Sindhi. The precise relationship, if any exists, between Vaghri, the Bhil languages, Wagdi, Rajasthani, and Bagri, has not been presently elucidated.
Language[lower-alpha 1] | Speakers[3] | Region(s) |
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Aer | 100 | Sindh |
Gujarati | 46,857,670 | Gujarat |
Jandavra | 5,000 | Sindh and Jodhpur |
Kachi Koli | 500,000 | Kutch and Sindh |
Lisan ud-Dawat | 8,000 | Gujarat and Northeast Africa |
Parkari / Koli Parkari | 275,000 | Sindh |
Wadiyara Koli | 542,000 | Gujarat and Jodhpur |
Saurashtra | 185,000 | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
Vaghri | 3,660 | Sindh |
Vasavi | 1,200,000 | South Gujarat and Khandesh |
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