Gujarati languages
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.
Gujarati languages | |
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Geographic distribution | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sindh, Maharashtra, South India |
Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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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 | Speakers | 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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