Indo-European
Gujarati, India
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Human Voice Talents
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Language Overview
Rising digital content consumption, especially on mobile platforms. Popular media: Bollywood films, regional Gujarati cinema, and social media platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook. Audience: Diverse, spanning all age groups.
Market Insights
Cultural Nuances: Respectful address in conversation. Taboos: Avoiding direct confrontation. Dialects: Surti, Kathiawadi, and others, varying in vocabulary and pronunciation.
Cultural Context
Script: Gujarati script, with special characters and diacritics. Typography: Common fonts include Noto Sans Gujarati and Lohit Gujarati. Direction: Left-to-right (LTR).
Writing System and Typography
Phonetics: Diverse range of vowels and consonants. Unique Features: Retroflex consonants. Challenges: Pronunciation of aspirated consonants for non-natives.
Phonetics and Phonology
Sentence Structure: SOV. Tense System: Similar to other Indo-Aryan languages. Inflections: Gender, number, and case inflections in nouns and adjectives. Comparison to English: More inflections.
Grammatical Structure
Expansion in Translation: Approx. 10-15% longer than English. Subtitles: Recommended 42 characters per line. Voice-Over: Rhythm and speed considerations due to syllable density.
Media and Text Layout
Challenges: Maintaining cultural context in translation. Case Studies: Localization of international brands’ advertising for the Gujarati market.
Localization Challenges
Encoding: Unicode. Compatibility: Good with major platforms. Special Requirements: Proper rendering of Gujarati script in web and mobile applications.
Technical Considerations
Interesting Point: Gujarati was the mother tongue of Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah, key figures in Indian and Pakistani independence.
Other information
Jivan Ni Jalsa – The Joy of Life
Our Human Voices
- INGUF01Aruna
- GUJFE02Deeba
- GUJM01Daksh
- GUJM02Darsh
- GUJFE03Poova
- GUJM03Guju
- GUJM04Mark
- GUJM05Abhav
- GUJF05Gusha
- GUJF04Falia
- GUJFE01Daksa
- GUJF05Laia
- GUJM06Abdul
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