Gujarati
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- noun
- /ɡuːdʒəˈrɑːti/
- I can speak and understand Hindi, but know neither Marathi nor Gujarati.
Examples
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Faruqi Maiter recalled that "books were kept in Gujarati."
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She often reads newspapers written in Gujarati to stay connected with her culture.
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I know you understand Gujarati.
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Books of account were drawn up in Urdu, Hindi, or Gujarati, mostly the latter.
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The vice-consul, Dr. Sullivan-O'Beare, had to use interpreters because he did not speak Kiswahili, Arabic, or Gujarati (the three main languages used on the island).
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When students of Indian descent in universities meet, they can often build relationships through their common interest in Indian films, actors, and especially film songs, regardless of their parental languages (Punjabi, Gujarati, Bhojpuri, etc.) or region of origin.
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Many people in the region speak Gujarati as their first language.
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The children learned Gujarati alongside English in school.
Synonyms
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A language of India spoken mainly in the state of Gujarat
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A language spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat and by people around the world
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gujarati comes from the name of the Indian state Gujarat and the ending -i, which means 'from' or 'of'. So the language Gujarati is the speech 'from Gujarat'.