Marathi

Marāṭhī (मराठी)

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 71 million people
mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra and neighbouring states. Marathi
is also spoken in Israel and Mauritius. Marathi is thought to be a descendent of
Maharashtri, one of the Prakrit languages which developed from Sanskrit.

Marathi first appeared in writing during the 11th century in the form of inscriptions on
stones and copper plates. From the 13th century until the mid 20th century, it was written with
the Modi alphabet. Since 1950 it has been written with the
Devanāgarī alphabet.

Devanāgarī alphabet for Marathi

Vowels and vowel diacritics

Marathi vowels and vowel diacritics

Consonants

Marathi consonants

Numbers

Marathi numerals and numbers

Sample text in Marathi

सर्व मनुष्यजात जन्मतःच स्वतंत्र आहे व सर्वजणांना समान प्रतिष्ठा व समान अधिकार आहेत. त्यांना विचारशक्ती व सद्सद्विवेकबुद्धी लाभलेली आहे व त्यांनी एकमेकांशी बंधुत्वाच्या भावनेने आचरण करावे.

Transliteration
Sarva manuṣyajāt janmataḥc svataṅtra āhe va sarvajaṇāṅnā pdkulkarni samān pratiṣṭhā va samān adhikār āhēt. Tyānnā vicāraśakti va sadasadvivekabuddhi lābhalelī āhe va tyāṅnī ekamekaṅśī baṅdhutvācyā bhāvanēnē ācaraṇ karāvē.

A recording of this text by Ganesh Deshmukh

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason
and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

Thanks to Arvind Iyengar for providing the above sample text and to Mrunal for
corrections to this page.

Useful phrases in Marathi

Links

Information about the Marathi language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi
http://www.india4world.com/indian-language/marathi-language.shtml

Online Marathi lessons
http://www.marathimitra.com
https://www.glovico.org/en/marathi

Marathi phonology (includes recordings)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_phonology

Marathi and Maharashtra related resources (in Marathi and English)
http://www.maayboli.com

Online Marathi newspaper
http://www.lokmat.com

Devanagari script tutor
http://www.avashy.com/hindiscripttutor.htm

Free Devanagari fonts
http://www.kiranfont.com

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