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Gujarati vs Hindi / Nepali (Devanagari)
Gujarati and Hindi / Nepali (Devanagari) sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Brahmic / Indic group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Gujarati is Devanagari without the top bar — same shapes, floating free.
Side by side
Gujarati
બધા મનુષ્યો સ્વતંત્ર અને ગૌરવ તથા અધિકારમાં સમાન જન્મે છે.
નમસ્તે, કેમ છો?
ગુજરાતી એક સુંદર ભાષા છે.
Gujarati's own tells
- Looks like Devanagari with the top bar erased — same letter shapes, floating free.
On signs in:
- India
Hindi / Nepali (Devanagari)
सभी मनुष्य जन्म से स्वतंत्र और समान हैं।
नमस्ते, आप कैसे हैं?
सत्यमेव जयते।
Hindi / Nepali (Devanagari)'s own tells
- A continuous horizontal bar runs along the top, connecting the letters into words.
On signs in:
- India
- Nepal