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Marathi used to have a /t͡sʰ/ but it merged with /s/. [4]Some speakers pronounce /d͡z, d͡zʱ/ as fricatives but the aspiration is maintained in /zʱ/. [4]A defining feature of the Marathi language is the split of Indo-Aryan ल /la/ into a retroflex lateral flap ळ (ḷa) and alveolar ल (la).
Marathi (/ m ə ˈ r ɑː t i /; [13] मराठी, Marāṭhī, marathi pronounced [məˈɾaːʈʰiː] ⓘ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in other states like in Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhara Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and the territory of Daman and Diu.
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The grammar of the Marathi language shares similarities with other modern Indo-Aryan languages such as Odia, Gujarati or Punjabi. The first modern book exclusively about the grammar of Marathi was printed in 1805 by Willam Carey. [1][2] The principal word order in Marathi is SOV (subject–object–verb). [3] Nouns inflect for gender (masculine ...
Marathi Hindu people dispose their dead by cremation. [139] The deceased's son carries the corpse to the cremation ground atop a bier. The eldest son lights the fire for the corpse at the head for males and at the feet for females. The ashes are gathered in an earthen pitcher and immersed in a river on the third day after death.
Balabodh (Marathi: बाळबोध, bāḷabōdha, Marathi pronunciation: [baːɭboːd̪ʱ], translation: understood by children [1]) is a slightly modified style of the Devanagari script used to write the Marathi language [2][3][4] and the Korku language. [5] What sets balabodha apart from the Devanagari script used for other languages is ...
Devanāgarī is formed by the addition of the word deva (देव) to the word nāgarī (नागरी). Nāgarī is an adjective derived from nagara (नगर), a Sanskrit word meaning "town" or "city," and literally means "urban" or "urbane". [22] The word Nāgarī (implicitly modifying lipi, "script") was used on its own to refer to a ...
Modi (Marathi: मोडी, Mōḍī, Marathi pronunciation: [moːɖiː]) [3] is a script used to write the Marathi language, which is the primary language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. There are multiple theories concerning its origin. [4] The Modi script was used alongside the Devanagari script to write Marathi until the 20th ...