Gujarati, some info... |
Gujarati, some info... |
Nimii |
Nov 6 2004, 09:06 AM
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Gujarati is the official language of Gujarat state, on the west coast of India, with an area of 196,024 square kilometers. Within the Republic of India, Gujarat borders with Rajasthan, Madhyapradesh, and Maharashtra; it also borders with Pakistan to the northwest. The languages spoken in the areas contiguous to the Gujarat within India are Marwari, Hindi, and Marathi. The 1991 census of India reports 40,673,814 speakers, accounting for approximately five percent (4.85%) of the population. This includes Gujaratis living outside Gujarat state, in Maharashtra (Mumbai has a substantial Gujarati population), Rajasthan, Madhyapradesh and Karnatak. Gujarati speakers also reside in many other countries, principally Pakistan, Singapore, Fiji, South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United states, and Canada.
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pranavjh |
Nov 17 2004, 01:39 AM
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My cousin from Baroda sent me this once -
A tribute to the greatest city in the world: AMDAVAD kya male koine friends ma atlo pyaar, kaik thay ne malva aave dost hazaar Kya evi rickshaw...kya eva rasta Tya ni restaurant maughee..tya na paan sasta amdavad maa jaat jaat na loko vasta friends jode time nikle ekdum hasta hasta kya evo varsaad, kya evi garmi kone yaad nathi mummy na khola ni narmi kya male chokriyo atli hasti sharmati kya male koi surval-sari maa dil dhadkavti kya male koine dookan atli sasti kya male dukandaroni avi ghrahak bhakti kya male koine life ma atli masti sauthi best aapdi amdavad ni vasti kya evi uttarayan, kya evi holi festivals maa bhegi thay aakhi friends ni toli kya evi navratri, kya evi diwali kya eva dandiya, kya eva dhamaka kya evi cielo, kya evi maruti kya evi lassi, kya evi jalebi kya L.D.,HL, MG, Xaviers jevi collego, kya GLS,CN jevi schoolo kya male gymkhana jevo swimming-pool, kya male drive-in no weekend melo kya male cg road ni rangili saanj, kya male lawgardenni chatakedar raat kya male e clubo ni maja, kya male e modi raatoni raja kya male honest jevi pav-bhaji, kya male prabhu jevu paan kya male freezeland jevi coffee, kya male ten jevi naan Amdavad no rang niralo, Amdavad no dhang niralo hoy bhale ema koi kharabi, to pan garva thi kaho hu chhu amdavadi joyu New York and LA....kya male koine Amdavad jevu crowd we grew up in Amdavad...we should be very proud |
Bawra Jay |
Nov 17 2004, 08:54 PM
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QUOTE(pranavjh @ Nov 16 2004, 04:09 PM) My cousin from Baroda sent me this once - A tribute to the greatest city in the world: AMDAVAD kya male koine friends ma atlo pyaar, kaik thay ne malva aave dost hazaar Kya evi rickshaw...kya eva rasta Tya ni restaurant maughee..tya na paan sasta amdavad maa jaat jaat na loko vasta friends jode time nikle ekdum hasta hasta kya evo varsaad, kya evi garmi kone yaad nathi mummy na khola ni narmi kya male chokriyo atli hasti sharmati kya male koi surval-sari maa dil dhadkavti kya male koine dookan atli sasti kya male dukandaroni avi ghrahak bhakti kya male koine life ma atli masti sauthi best aapdi amdavad ni vasti kya evi uttarayan, kya evi holi festivals maa bhegi thay aakhi friends ni toli kya evi navratri, kya evi diwali kya eva dandiya, kya eva dhamaka kya evi cielo, kya evi maruti kya evi lassi, kya evi jalebi kya L.D.,HL, MG, Xaviers jevi collego, kya GLS,CN jevi schoolo kya male gymkhana jevo swimming-pool, kya male drive-in no weekend melo kya male cg road ni rangili saanj, kya male lawgardenni chatakedar raat kya male e clubo ni maja, kya male e modi raatoni raja kya male honest jevi pav-bhaji, kya male prabhu jevu paan kya male freezeland jevi coffee, kya male ten jevi naan Amdavad no rang niralo, Amdavad no dhang niralo hoy bhale ema koi kharabi, to pan garva thi kaho hu chhu amdavadi joyu New York and LA....kya male koine Amdavad jevu crowd we grew up in Amdavad...we should be very proud So true...... Kya male .... "Bhadra" na darshan , Sarangpur na Hanuman jevi shakti The way is not in the sky, the way is in the heart. --Gautama Buddha
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