
Translation · Gujarati
Gujarati translation services
Audiovisual translation is our specialisation, but our native Gujarati translators also handle any text — corporate documents, technical and marketing material, articles and eLearning. Gujarati spelling comes from a dictionary, not the ear, so we fix one authority first.
EN · 00:05
A new day begins.
GU · 00:05
નવો દિવસ શરૂ થાય છે. / નવો દીવસ શરુ થાય છે.
About Gujarati translation
Gujarati writes vowel lengths its speakers no longer pronounce, so every text needs one spelling authority
Gujarati script has a short and a long i (ઇ, ઈ) and a short and a long u (ઉ, ઊ), but spoken Gujarati has lost the phonemic vowel length that Sanskrit had. The spelling of a word cannot be worked out from how it sounds; it has to come from a reference. Since 1929 that reference has been the Sarth Gujarati Jodanikosh of Gujarat Vidyapith, the spelling dictionary Gandhi commissioned and the Gujarat Sahitya Parishad approved in 1936.
It is still the working norm — Microsoft lists it among the normative sources its Gujarati translations must follow. But it is not the only system in print. In 1999 a spelling conference at Unjha adopted a reform that writes a single long ī and a single short u throughout, and some authors publish in it: the standard દિવસ becomes દીવસ, and શરૂ becomes શરુ. A text can be well written in either and still be the wrong one for your audience.
The practical risk is mixed spelling, and it rarely announces itself. Files from several writers or suppliers drift between variants, search and translation-memory matches fall through, and the text looks careless to readers who know the norm. At GoLocalise the spelling follows the Jodanikosh unless you ask otherwise, and every text is reviewed by a second native linguist before delivery.

How can we help you?
Your project manager has everything covered
One point of contact from brief to delivery, and a second linguist on every text before it reaches you.
Brief review
We review your source material and your audience, and agree up front the decisions this language forces before anyone starts translating.
Linguist assignment
Your project goes to a native Gujarati translator who knows your sector and spells to the Sarth Gujarati Jodanikosh unless your brief says otherwise.
Translation and review
The text is translated and then checked by a second native linguist for accuracy, consistency, and register.
Delivery and spelling check
Files arrive in the format you need, and the review pass checks short and long i and u against the agreed spelling authority rather than by ear.
Regional varieties
Gujarat and the Gujarati-speaking market
Gujarati was the mother tongue of roughly 55 million people in India at the 2011 census (Census of India), most of them in Gujarat, where it is the official language.
Standard Gujarati, spelt to the Sarth Gujarati Jodanikosh, is our default for commercial, corporate and broadcast work. Unjha spelling is available when an author or publisher works in it, and whichever is chosen runs through the whole project rather than changing from file to file.
Varieties we cover
- Standard Gujarati
- Jodanikosh spelling
- Unjha spelling on request
Areas of expertise
What we specialise in
From corporate video and eLearning to documentary, advertising and subtitles — always audiovisual, spelt to one Gujarati authority from the first line to the last.
Corporate and brand video
Company films and internal communications, written to fit the shot rather than overflow it.
eLearning and training video
Course modules and training films, with terminology kept consistent across the programme.
Documentary and interviews
Factual programming and interviews, where the register shifts between speakers and has to survive the move.
Advertising and social video
Campaigns and short-form video, cut to land inside the time available.
Subtitles and captions
Frame-accurate subtitles kept within a comfortable reading speed.
Voice over and dubbing scripts
Scripts timed to the original, ready for a native voice in the booth.
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Getting Gujarati right on screen
Gujarati's hardest check is invisible to the ear: two vowels written two ways each, and a spelling authority that decides which.
Spelling comes from the dictionary, not the ear
Spoken Gujarati has lost the vowel length the script still writes, so short and long i and u cannot be chosen by sound. The Sarth Gujarati Jodanikosh of Gujarat Vidyapith is the reference we spell to.
A second system exists, and some authors use it
The Unjha reform of 1999 writes one long ī and one short u everywhere, so દિવસ appears as દીવસ. If your publisher or author works in it, we follow it throughout; otherwise we keep to the Jodanikosh.
Mixed spelling costs more than it looks
When one term is spelt two ways, search misses it, translation-memory matches drop and a careful reader sees carelessness. We check spelling against the authority on what we deliver, not only on what we write.
Timed, not dumped
We deliver spotted subtitle files and two-column voice-over scripts timed to the original — never a loose document that still needs spotting.
Deliverables
How your Gujarati translation arrives
Subtitle files
SRT, VTT, STL or TTML, burnt in or as separate files, ready to drop into your edit.
Spelling authority fixed from the brief
We agree Jodanikosh or Unjha spelling before translation starts and apply it across text, subtitles and script, so no file drifts between the two.
Dual-column scripts
Source and target side by side with timecodes, the format the studio records from.
Reviewed, never single-pass
Every script is checked by a second native linguist before it reaches the studio.
Translation rates
Professional Gujarati translation
For internal documents, correspondence and material where accuracy is the main requirement.
- Native subject-matter translator
- Second-linguist review
- Subtitle files or a timed script
For marketing, eLearning and technical content, with review, terminology management and layout adjustment.
- Everything in Standard
- Terminology management
- Layout and expansion handled
- Dedicated project manager
Every project is quoted individually and backed by our Price Match Promise. Send us your files for an exact, no-obligation quote.
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Most common questions
How much does Gujarati translation cost?
Gujarati translation is priced per word for text and per minute for audiovisual, depending on volume, subject matter and turnaround, with agreeing the spelling authority included as part of the brief rather than billed as an extra step. Send your files and we will come back with a free, itemised quote, backed by our Price Match Promise.
Are your Gujarati translations done by native linguists?
Yes. Native Gujarati linguists handle every translation, and a second native linguist independently reviews each text, checking short and long i and u against the Sarth Gujarati Jodanikosh rather than by ear, which is where Gujarati spelling most often drifts.
Do you provide Gujarati subtitling and voice over as well?
Yes — Gujarati translation, subtitling and voice over all come from one team, working to a single glossary and one spelling authority throughout, so a term is spelt the same in the subtitles, the script and the on-screen text.
Why is Gujarati spelling so easy to get wrong?
Because the script writes a distinction the spoken language no longer makes. Gujarati has short and long forms of i and u, but vowel length is no longer distinctive in speech, so the correct spelling of many words has to be known or looked up. That is why a spelling dictionary carries so much weight in Gujarati.
What is Unjha spelling?
A reform adopted at a spelling conference in Unjha in 1999 that writes a single long ī and a single short u in every word, instead of the standard mix of short and long forms. Some authors publish in it. It is a legitimate choice, but it is not the Jodanikosh norm, so we use it only when you ask for it.
Do you deliver Gujarati subtitles and voice-over scripts, not just documents?
Yes — audiovisual is our specialisation. We deliver spotted SRT/VTT and timed two-column voice-over scripts, plus translated text when you need it.
We have Gujarati material from several suppliers. Can you check its spelling?
Yes, and it is worth doing before you reuse it. A native linguist checks it against the Jodanikosh, lists the words spelt more than one way and tells you whether the file follows one system or mixes them.
Do you translate Gujarati for audiences outside India?
Yes. Standard written Gujarati serves Gujarati readers wherever they are, and we use it for every market unless your brief asks for something else.
How quickly can a Gujarati translation project be delivered?
Most short documents are delivered within 24 to 48 hours. Word count, subject complexity and turnaround all move the date, and your project manager will confirm the timeline at the start.
What do you need from us to quote Gujarati translation?
Less than people expect: the document, script or subtitle file, its word count, what the text is actually for, and the date you need it by. A draft is fine — we would rather quote on what exists than wait for a final version that eats your deadline. A named project manager comes back with an itemised quote, normally within four working hours.
How quickly will we hear back, and who will we be dealing with?
More than half of enquiries get a reply within thirty minutes during office hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm UK time), and the itemised quote normally follows within four working hours. After that you have one dedicated project manager who owns the job from brief to final file — not a ticket queue, and not a different name on every email. If it is easier, call +44 207 095 5730 and ask for them by name.
We are still pitching and the budget is not signed off. Can we still get a Gujarati quote?
Yes, and it is one of the commonest reasons people get in touch. Tell us it is for a pitch and you get a figure you can put in front of your own client, itemised so it stands up to being picked apart, with no obligation and no follow-up sales calls if the pitch goes elsewhere. If it lands, the quote still holds and we already know the project.
Ready to start your Gujarati translation project?
Send us your documents, script or video and we'll come back with an exact, itemised quote.
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