Knowra Gujarati language Gujarati language Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in Gujarat, India, and by Gujarati communities worldwide. Its literary tradition includes devotional poetry, prose, and modern writing.
Gujarati script : An abugida used to write Gujarati, descended from the Nagari scripts and written from left to right. Its distinctive letter forms and omitted headline give Gujarati written texts their recognizable appearance.
Old Gujarati : An early form of Gujarati used in western India from roughly the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries. It marks a formative stage between the medieval literary record and modern Gujarati.
Gujarati diaspora : Gujarati-speaking communities established outside Gujarat, including communities in East Africa, Britain, and North America. Migration has carried Gujarati into multilingual communities far beyond India.
Hindi : An Indo-Aryan language spoken widely in northern and central India and written mainly in Devanagari. Hindi and Gujarati are related but differ in script, sound patterns, and grammar.
Indo-Aryan languages : A branch of the Indo-Iranian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, and Gujarati. Gujarati shares major historical and structural features with this language family.
Apabhramsha : A group of late Middle Indo-Aryan literary languages that preceded several modern Indo-Aryan languages. Western Apabhramsha varieties contributed to Gujarati’s historical development.
Gujarati newspapers : Periodicals published in Gujarati for audiences in India and Gujarati-speaking communities abroad. Print journalism supports contemporary literacy and public discussion in the language.
Marathi : An Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in Maharashtra, India, and written in Devanagari. Its geographic proximity and shared ancestry make Marathi a useful comparison with Gujarati.
Gujarati phonology : The sound system of Gujarati, including its consonants, vowels, tones, and patterns of stress. Its contrastive breathy and murmured consonants distinguish Gujarati pronunciation from many related languages.
Gujarati literature : Literary works composed in Gujarati, spanning medieval devotional poetry through modern genres. Its surviving texts document the language’s changing forms and expressive traditions.
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