The Gujarati language is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat. Much of its phonology is derived from Sanskrit.

Vowels

Consonants

Phonotactical constraints include: Gemination can serve as intensification. In some adjectives and adverbs, a singular consonant before the agreement vowel can be doubled for intensification. #VCũ → #VCCũ.

Stress

The matter of stress is not quite clear:

ə-deletion

Schwa-deletion, along with a-reduction and -insertion, is a phonological process at work in the combination of morphemes. It is a common feature among Indo-Aryan languages, referring to the deletion of a stem's final syllable's before a suffix starting with a vowel. This does not apply for monosyllabic stems and consonant clusters. So, better put, #VCəC + V# → #VCCV#. It also doesn't apply when the addition is an o plural marker (see Gujarati grammar) or e as an ergative case marker (see Gujarati grammar). It sometimes doesn't apply for e as a locative marker.

ɑ-reduction

A stem's final syllable's will reduce to before a suffix starting with. #ɑC(C) + ɑ# → #əC(C)ɑ#. This can be seen in the derivation of nouns from adjective stems, and in the formation of passive and causative forms of verb stems.

-insertion

Between a stem ending in a vowel and its suffix starting with a vowel, a is inserted. #V + V# → #VʋV#. This can be seen in the formation of passive and causative forms of verb stems. The second example shows an ɑ-reduction as well.

ə-insertion

ə finds itself inserted between the emphatic particle and consonant-terminating words it postpositions.

Murmur

serves as a source for murmur, of which there are three rules: The table below compares declensions of the verbs ('to do') and ('to say'). The former follows the regular pattern of the stable root serving as a point for characteristic suffixations. The latter, on the other hand, is deviant and irregular in this respect. The situation can be explained through murmur. If to a formal or historical root of these rules are considered then predicted, explained, and made regular is the irregularity that is (romanized as kahevũ). Thus below are the declensions of -possessing, murmur-eliciting root, this time with the application of the murmur rules on the root shown, also to which a preceding rule must be taken into account: However, in the end not all instances of become murmured and not all murmur comes from instances of. One other predictable source for murmur is voiced aspirated stops. A clear vowel followed by a voiced aspirated stop can vary with a pair gaining murmur and losing aspiration:.