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Gujarati

ગુજરાતી
gu 60M speakers

Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) is a Indo-European language with approximately 60M speakers speakers. It is written using the Gujarati script. Its BCP 47 language code is gu.

Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Gujarat and is the official language of that state. It is also widely spoken in diaspora communities, particularly in the United Kingdom, United States, and East Africa.

Gujarati is written in the Gujarati script, which derives from the Devanagari script and is similar to it but lacks the characteristic horizontal bar (mātrā) at the top of letters. Notable Gujarati speakers include Mahatma Gandhi and Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

Writing Systems Used for Gujarati

Gujarati
ગુજરાતી લિપિ
Primary
નમસ્તે
LTR Gujr

Frequently Asked Questions

What alphabet or script does Gujarati use?
Gujarati is written using the Gujarati script (ISO 15924 code: Gujr). Gujarati is written left-to-right.
What direction is Gujarati written?
Gujarati is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Gujarati?
Gujarati has approximately 60M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Indo-European language family.
What language family does Gujarati belong to?
Gujarati belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Gujarati script.
What is the language code for Gujarati?
The BCP 47 language code for Gujarati is "gu". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.

Language Facts

BCP 47 Code
gu
ISO 639-3
guj
Status
living
Speakers
60M speakers
Language Family
Indo-European
Scripts
1
Primary Script
Gujarati

Other Gujarati Languages

None found.

Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.