Gujarati - Language and the People

[Z]

Salaam.

So here's where you ask questions about the language, the people, why we love chappatis, and like to show off. And whatever else is on your mind regarding Gujarati's and their language.

[Qurratul Ayn]

Assalamu Alaikum

I am not Gujurati but I have a really good and Inshallah religious friend who is Gujurati and she and I get on really well!

Please do not get offended but I find your languauge, the way you speak rather difficult and I can not understand it!

Asslamu Alaikum
Shakirah

[papa_smurf]

Salaam.

So here's where you ask questions about the language, the people, why we love chappatis, and like to show off. And whatever else is on your mind regarding Gujarati's and their language.

Gujarati's like to show off???? No way bro. Where did you get that from.

[S_87]

Assalamu Alaikum


Please do not get offended but I find your languauge, the way you speak rather difficult and I can not understand it!

Asslamu Alaikum
Shakirah

it is a hard language kay: there are loads of dialects. do you know which your friend speaks?

[papa_smurf]

How many different dialects do u get? I only know of two.
One of the dialect makes me laugh.

[S_87]

which one makes you laugh? i dont know how many. these are ones i know for sure but there are more but i dont know the names lol. ill find out though kay:

i know of the city style surti <-- thats the proper one i think lol
the village style surti. they are similiar but different kay:

the buruchi and i think within that there are a couple of ways

[papa_smurf]

which one makes you laugh? i dont know how many. these are ones i know for sure but there are more but i dont know the names lol. ill find out though kay:

i know of the city style surti <-- thats the proper one i think lol
the village style surti. they are similiar but different kay:

the buruchi and i think within that there are a couple of ways

No offence to the baruchi speaking gujarati's, but it sounds so weired, i have loads of bharuchi friends, and it's difficult for me to keep a straight face, while they say somthing in gujarati *the bharuchi one*(i end up laughing). It's all fun. Mind you they take mick out of my "better" guji.kay:

[S_87]

No offence to the baruchi speaking gujarati's, but it sounds so weired, i have loads of bharuchi friends, and it's difficult for me to keep a straight face, while they say somthing in gujarati *the bharuchi one*(i end up laughing). It's all fun. Mind you they take mick out of my "better" guji.kay:

bharuchi is a bit foreign to me too.:X just notice a lot of *ab bee* n gunjus n natee

guess thts the dialect i hear most........but tht does sounds WEIRDDDDD ! n even funny at times.

hehe all ess'es

[Z]

Salaam.

Ha. Don't forget the mixed version of Urdu and Gujarati they speak in Surat too. It's the craziest of all.

Hey, my dad says 'ess-pecial'. No mick.

[abs]

Salaam.
Hey, my dad says 'ess-pecial'. No mick.

Thats with most asian accents (freshy style ess-specially..). Not only Gujarati.

[sapphire]

Salaam.

Ha. Don't forget the mixed version of Urdu and Gujarati they speak in Surat too. It's the craziest of all.

Hey, my dad says 'ess-pecial'. No mick.

oi dnt diss how we speak!!and the reason for that is coz we are half paki half guji so we speak mixed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!its not crazy its unique

[Qurratul Ayn]

it is a hard language kay: there are loads of dialects. do you know which your friend speaks?

Asslamu Alaikum

Forgive me Sister amani, I do not know but Inshallah I'll try to find out

Assalamu Alaikum
Shakirah

[aakhirah]

do u hv a "sh" in guji ?

Yes, we (yes, I'm a guji) sure do, and it's different from "s". The only problem is that, apart from the guji 'ulamaa and those who've learnt Arabic through one means or another, most of the gujis back home pronounce it as "s" anyway!



A.

[S_87]

not to mention shut up is sut up and sugar is how its spelt

[Z]

Salaam.

LOL amani.

This maybe just my family, but we say torst with an emphasis on the t at the end, instead of toast.

[Z]

Salaam.

I can give it a go. In Gujarati right?

Ek
Beh
Torn
Char
Parch
Chor
Saat
Aat
Nuw
Dhuh
Agyar
Baar
Terr
Cha-ud
Pundar
Hutar

And that's about all I know upto there.

20 is Weeh
21 is Ekweeh
22 is Bahweeh
23 is Terweeh
24 is Chorweeh
25 is Pacheeh

[sapphire]

thts not the rander (aka surti) gujrati mind zAk

[Z]

Salaam.

Is rander another dialect? So does anyone know how the Baruchi's count?

[Shadz111]

salamz Brother Zak

I say my numbers like this in Surti...

EK
BE
TORRN
CHAR
PANCH
CHO
SAAT
ANTH
NAU
DUS
AGYAR
BAAR
TERR
CHAWUD
PANDAR
SOL
SATTAR
ARAAR
AUGARIS
WIS
EKAWIS
BAWIS
TEWIS
CHOWIS
PACHHIS
CHAWIS
SATTAWIS
ATTHAWIS
AUGANTIS
TEES......LOL cud go on but gna be here all day...

[Z]

Salaam.

Gee Shadz, you speak it too? I think her version is more accurate then mines. Yet to hear from the Baruchi speaking Guji's.

And yeah Islamgyal, I speak some Gujarati.