GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Gujarati is officially recognized in the Indian constitution and is spoken by more than 46 million people. Most of these reside in the Indian state of Gujarat, though there are significant diaspora communities around the world, especially in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gujarati (1000 years) Gujarat is the oldest Indian Arian, and the native language of the Gujaratis. It belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is not only spoken in Gujarat but also in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Nagar Haveli, Dadra, and Daman.

Detailed explanation-3: -Old Western Rājasthāni (also known as Maru-Gurjari, Old Gujarātī) is the ancestor of the modern Gujarati and Rajasthani languages which developed from Sanskrit and the Prakrit Apabhraṃśas, and was spoken around 8-14 centuries in Western India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Other languages that are spoken in Gujarat are Hindi, Marathi, Marwari, Sindi, and Urdu. In the Kutch region, people have a different mother tongue known as Kachchi.