Modi alphabet
Origin
The Modi alphabet was invented during the 17th century to write the
Marathi language of Maharashtra. It is a variant of the
Devanāgarī alphabet. The Modi
alphabet was used until 1950 when it was replaced by the Devanāgarī
alphabet.
Notable features
- Modi is a syllabic alphabet – each letter has an inherent
vowel (a). Other vowels are indicated using a variety of diacritics
which appear above, below, in front of or after the main letter. Some
vowels are indicated by modifying the consonant letter itself.
Used to write
Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by about 71 million people
mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Modi consonants
Modi vowels and vowel diacritics
Modi numerals
Links
Information about the Modi script
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modi_script
Modi font by Somesh Bartakke (hemadree.zip)
http://guruvision.in/downloads/