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  2. Gujarati language - Wikipedia

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    It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian ...

  3. Gujarati languages - Wikipedia

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    The Gujarati languages are a Western Indo-Aryan language family, comprising Gujarati and those Indic languages closest to it. They are ultimately descended from Shauraseni Prakrit. [2] It is the official language of Gujarat state as well as Diu, Daman and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is the sixth most spoken language in India with more than 55 ...

  4. List of Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize winners for Gujarati

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    Gujarati Sahityanu Anushilan: Studies In Gujarati Literature: English: Criticism: Jahangir Edalji Sanjana: 2013: No Award: 2014: Nageen G. Shah: Tarkarahasyadeepika: Tarkarahasyadeepika: Sanskrit: Essays: Gunaratna Suri [2] 2015: Sharifa Vijaliwala: Jene Lahor Nathi Joyun E Janmyo J Nathi: Jis Lahore Nahi Dekhya 0 Jamya E Nai: Hindi: Play ...

  5. Languages of India - Wikipedia

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    Gujarati is the chief and official language in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is also an official language in the union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 4.5% of population of India (1.21 billion according to 2011 census) speaks Gujarati. This amounts to 54.6 million ...

  6. Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    The Official Languages Act, 1963 which came into effect on 26 January 1965, made provision for the continuation of English as an official language alongside Hindi. [2] In 1968, the official language resolution was passed by the Parliament of India. As per the resolution, the Government of India was obligated to take measures for the development ...

  7. Gujarati phonology - Wikipedia

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    The occurrence of /ɾ/ as a second member in consonantal clusters is one of Gujarati's conservative features as a modern Indo-Aryan language. For example, languages used in Asokan inscriptions (3rd century BC) display contemporary regional variations, with words found in Gujarat 's Girnar inscriptions containing clusters with /ɾ/ as the second ...

  8. Languages with legal status in India - Wikipedia

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    Communication between states which have Hindi as an official language must be in Hindi, whereas communication between a state where Hindi is an official language and one where it is not Hindi and must be in English, or, in Hindi with an accompanying English translation (unless the receiving state agrees to dispense with the translation).

  9. List of official languages by country and territory - Wikipedia

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    Official language A language designated as having a unique legal status in the state: typically, the language used in a nation's legislative bodies, and often, official government business. Regional language A language designated as having official status limited to a specific area, administrative division, or territory of the state.