Gujarati

A language of India

Gujarat state: both shores of Gulf of Khambhat; Maharashtra state: Nandubar and Nashil districts; Rajasthan state: Jalor and Sirohi districts; Daman and Diu Union Territory.

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Australia

Language NameGujarati

User Population

52,900 in Australia (2016 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Bahrain

Language NameGujarati

User Population

37,400 in Bahrain (2019).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Botswana

Language NameGujarati

User Population

1,850 in Botswana (2003 UNSD).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Burundi

Language NameGujarati

User Population

2,700 in Burundi (2017).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Canada

Language NameGujarati

User Population

109,000 in Canada (2016 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Fiji

Language NameGujarati

User Population

24,600 in Fiji (2019).

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Language Use

Home. All also use English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Iran

Language NameGujarati

User Population

35,900 in Iran (2019).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Kenya

Language NameGujarati

User Population

208,000 in Kenya (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Location

Mostly Nairobi.

Language Status

5 (Dispersed).

Language Use

Home, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng]. Also use Swahili [swh].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Most lived in Kenya for several generations. Hindu, Jain, Muslim.

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Madagascar

Language NameGujarati

User Population

89,000 in Madagascar (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Malawi

Language NameGujarati

User Population

54,000 in Malawi (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

The second main language of Asians in Malawi.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Malaysia

Language NameGujarati

User Population

30,000 in Malaysia (2021 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Mauritius

Language NameGujarati

User Population

2,000 in Mauritius (Leclerc 2018c).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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New Zealand

Language NameGujarati

User Population

17,500 in New Zealand (2009 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Oman

Language NameGujarati

User Population

14,900 in Oman (2020).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Pakistan

Language NameGujarati

Location

Sindh and lower Punjab provinces.

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Language Use

Used by all Parsi (5,000), many Ismaili Muslims, and many Hindu sweepers (10,000–100,000). Many Parsi and Ismaili Muslims are literate. Seemingly many Gujarati-speaking sweepers are shifting to Urdu [urd]. Used as L2 by Aer [aeq], Gurgula [ggg], Jogi [jog], Memoni [mby], Parkari Koli [kvx], Vaghri [vgr].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Réunion

Language NameGujarati

User Population

21,000 in Réunion (2017).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Singapore

Language NameGujarati

User Population

4,120 in Singapore (2010 census).

Location

Scattered.

Alternate Names

Gujerathi, Gujerati

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Hindu.

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South Africa

Language NameGujarati

User Population

32,000 in South Africa (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Sri Lanka

Language NameGujarati

User Population

109,000 in Sri Lanka (2019).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Tanzania

Language NameGujarati

User Population

250,000 in Tanzania (Johnstone 1993).

Location

Dar es Salaam, Pemba North, Pemba South, and Unguja Urban-West regions; Dar es Salaam and other cities.

Language Status

5 (Dispersed).

Language Use

Vigorous. Used by all.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Have their own religious institutions and evening schools.

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United Kingdom

Language NameGujarati

User Population

213,000 in United Kingdom (2011 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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United States

Language NameGujarati

User Population

373,000 in United States (2015 census).

Language Status

Unestablished.

Language Use

Many also use English [eng].

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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Zambia

Language NameGujarati

User Population

41,000 in Zambia (2017 J. Leclerc).

Location

Scattered.

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous. Hindu.

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Zimbabwe

Language NameGujarati

User Population

30,000 in Zimbabwe (2020 Joshua Project), based on ethnicity.

Language Status

Unestablished.

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

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