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Gujerati

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A language spoken in the Indian state of Gujarat and by people around the world

noun
/ɡuːdʒəˈrɑːti/

: gujarati

Many people in western India speak Gujerati as their first language.

Examples

Can you teach me some Gujerati phrases?
The novel was originally written in Gujerati before being translated.
She is fluent in both Gujerati and English.
She speaks Gujerati fluently.
Many people in western India speak Gujerati as their first language.
She is fluent in both Gujerati and English.
Can you teach me some Gujerati phrases?

Synonyms

Gujarati

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A language spoken by people from the state of Gujarat in western India

is mainly used in Gujarat but also spoken by communities worldwide

Gujarati language

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A language of India spoken mainly in the state of Gujarat

is also spoken by communities from that state around the world

Surface Forms

Gujerati singular

Gujeratis plural

Morphology

Gujerati = Gujarat (transparent) = Gujarat + i

Formed by adding the demonym/language suffix '-i' to the place name 'Gujarat', a straightforward toponymic derivation (the headword spelling here is a variant).

Etymology

Gujerati comes from the name Gujarat, a region in western India, and the ending -i means 'from' or 'of'. So Gujerati is the language 'from' that region, which is why the word names the speech of people from Gujarat.