The Gujarati languages are a
Western Indo-Aryan language family, comprising
Gujarati and those
Indic languages Indic languages may refer to:
* Indo-Aryan languages, a subgroup of the Indo-European languages spoken mainly in the north of the Indian subcontinent (used in the context of Indo-European studies)
* Languages of the Indian subcontinent, all the indi ...
closest to it. They are ultimately descended from
Shauraseni Prakrit
Shauraseni Prakrit () was a Middle Indo-Aryan language and a Dramatic Prakrit. Shauraseni was the chief language used in drama in medieval northern India. Most of the material in this language originates from the 3rd to 10th centuries, and re ...
.
It is the official language of
Gujarat
Gujarat () is a States of India, state along the Western India, western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the List of states and union territories ...
state as well as
Diu,
Daman and
Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It 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.
Notes
References
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Western Indo-Aryan languages