Gujarati languages
| Gujarati languages | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Sindh, Maharashtra, South India |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | guja1256 |
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. Gujarati is the sixth most spoken language in India with more than 55 million speakers.
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[a] | Speakers[3] | Region(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aer | 100 | Sindh |
| Gujarati | 46,857,670 | Gujarat |
| Jandavra | 5,000 | Sindh and Jodhpur |
| Kachi / Koli Kachi | 500,000 | Kutch and Sindh |
| Lisan ud-Dawat | 8,000 | Gujarat and Northeast Africa |
| Parkari / Koli Parkari | 275,000 | Sindh |
| Wadiyara / Koli Wadiyara | 542,000 | Gujarat and Jodhpur |
| Saurashtra | 2,000,000 | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
| Vaghri | 3,660 | Sindh |
| Vasavi | 1,200,000 | South Gujarat and Khandesh |
Notes
- ↑ Includes variants and dialects
References
- ↑ Ernst Kausen, 2006. Die Klassifikation der indogermanischen Sprachen (Microsoft Word, 133 KB)
- ↑ "Gujarati". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
- ↑ Lewis, M. Paul; Gary F. Simons; Charles D. Fennig, eds. (2016). Ethnologue: Languages of the World (19th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International.