Gujarati Alphabet – detailed guide to Gujarati Kakko (ગુજરાતી કક્કો)

What is Gujarati Alphabet (ગુજરાતી કક્કો)?

Spoken by more than 55 million people worldwide, Gujarati alphabets aren’t just lines and loops; they’re a tale of tradition, culture, and the soul of a language. Let’s look at the soul of the language, the Gujarati alphabet, and what it consists of.

Gujarati alphabet also called a Kakko or કક્કો in Gujarati, is the very first thing kids learn in a syllabus of the Gujarati language.

Gujarati Alphabet – ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર

Just like English, Gujarati also has vowels and consonants. Further, we can divide Gujarati vowels into two categories; Independent Vowels and dependent Vowels. The dependent vowels are Diacritic and also known as Matras in Gujarati.

Gujarati Alphabet – Independent Vowels (ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષરસ્વર):

અંઅઃ
aāiīuūeaioauaṃaḥ
िांाः

Gujarati Alphabet – Dependent Vowels (ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર સ્વર):

ि
કાનોહ્રસ્વ ઇદીર્ઘ ઈહ્રસ્વ ઉદીર્ઘ ઊએક માત્રાબે માત્રાકાનો માત્રાકાનો બે માત્રાઅનુસ્વારવિસર્ગ


Gujarati Alphabet – Consonants (ગુજરાતી મૂળાક્ષર – વ્યંજન) :

Here is the full chart of Gujarati Kakko (કક્કો) from ક to જ્ઞ with their English Pronunciation.

GujaratiPronunciationGujaratiPronunciationGujaratiPronunciation
kaḍhaya
khaṇara
gatala
ghathava
chadaśa
chhadhaṣa
janasa
jhapaha
ñaphaḷa
ṭabaક્ષkṣa
ṭhabhaજ્ઞjña
ḍama

Let’s take a look at the Gujarati Alphabet chart :

Gujarati Barakhadi

Gujarati Vowel and Consonant composition is called Barakshari. Barakshari is also known as Barakhadi, or Barahkhadi in other Indian languages.