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Language code: guj

Technical information about ISO 639 language code guj

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The table below provides technical details for the Gujarati language, designated by the guj code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

guj

Name

Official

Gujarati

Native

ગુજરાતી

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Standard (Central/Gamadia)Kathiawari (Saurashtra)Surati (Southern)Northern Gujarati
Related languages
Rajasthani (Marwari)KutchiHindiSindhi
Key facts
Uses the Gujarati script, an abugida descended from DevanagariMaintains three grammatical genders and two numbersEarliest literary records date to Jain poetry in the 12th century, later enriched by bhakti poet Narsinh MehtaLarge diaspora communities in East Africa, the UK, and North America publish newspapers, radio, and online media in GujaratiVocabulary shows notable Persian, Arabic and English influence due to centuries of trade contact
Sample phrase

નમસ્તે, તમે કેમ છો?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Gujarati language, identified by the code guj, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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