Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ભાષા

/bhasha/Roman

English meaning: Language

Gujarati Definition

(ગુજરાતી)

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English Definition

A system of communication using words and grammar. Gujarati is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 60 million people worldwide. It is one of India's 22 scheduled languages and was the mother tongue of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.

Example

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In English: Gujarati is spoken by over 60 million people and is the language of Mahatma Gandhi.

Literary Heritage

ભાષા એ જ કોમની ઓળ઼ખ, ભાષા ગઈ તો કોમ ગઈ.

/Bhāṣā e ja komnī oḷakha, bhāṣā gaī to koma gaī./

Language is a community's identity; lose the language, lose the community.

Narmad · Poet and Reformer · 19th century

Narmakosh (dictionary preface)

Narmad, Narmakosh, preface (1873)

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Language information

Language
ગુજરાતી
Gujarati
Script
Gujarati
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
60M
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