Gujarati
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Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 guj · ISO 639-1 gu · Glottocode guja1252
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- New Jersey83,883limited English 31,081
- California55,307limited English 13,368
- Illinois48,504limited English 18,786
- Texas47,661limited English 14,499
- Georgia26,648limited English 9,249
- Florida25,155limited English 6,986
- Pennsylvania22,388limited English 8,314
- New York20,343limited English 6,121
- North Carolina14,657limited English 5,070
- Massachusetts12,762limited English 3,755
- Virginia10,407limited English 2,866
- Michigan10,073limited English 2,555
- Maryland9,539limited English 2,796
- Ohio9,498limited English 2,798
- Connecticut7,697limited English 2,602
- South Carolina7,023limited English 2,528
- Tennessee7,023limited English 2,247
- Indiana5,821limited English 1,434
- Washington5,777limited English 868
- Arizona4,528limited English 1,128
- Minnesota2,956limited English 926
- Kentucky2,857limited English 1,191
- Delaware2,732limited English 1,133
- Alabama2,656limited English 1,022
- Missouri2,388limited English 798
- Colorado2,164limited English 603
- Wisconsin1,798limited English 578
- Louisiana1,701limited English 644
- Nevada1,564limited English 653
- Oregon1,275limited English 353
- Utah990limited English 184
- Kansas985limited English 378
- New Hampshire960limited English 86
- Iowa908limited English 139
- Oklahoma789limited English 173
- Mississippi699limited English 198
- New Mexico681limited English 203
- Arkansas665limited English 158
- North Dakota471limited English 184
- Nebraska339limited English 147
- Rhode Island280limited English 29
- West Virginia250limited English 92
- Vermont134limited English 5
- Montana102limited English 52
- Idaho95limited English 23
- Alaska89limited English 35
- Wyoming66limited English 31
- South Dakota58limited English 0
- Maine35limited English 0
- Hawaii23limited English 3
By city
- New York City9,124limited English 3,125
- Chicago7,399limited English 1,650
- San Jose5,075limited English 1,971
- Charlotte3,892limited English 936
- Philadelphia3,739limited English 774
- Houston2,955limited English 1,010
- Columbus2,245limited English 792
- San Diego2,111limited English 369
- Los Angeles1,977limited English 240
- Phoenix1,942limited English 648
- Sacramento1,838limited English 860
- Seattle1,559limited English 0
- Dallas1,012limited English 124
- Boston560limited English 0
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
A story you were told as a child. Take as long as you need.
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CultureMesh, "Gujarati" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/gujarati-27). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.