Editing Marathi language (section)

=== Devanagari ===
Marathi is usually written in the ''[[Balbodh]]''<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Indian Languages|last = Masica|first = Colin P.|publisher = Cambridge University Press|year = 1993|isbn = 9780521299442|page = 437|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Itp2twGR6tsC|author-link = Colin Masica|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207082658/https://books.google.com/books?id=Itp2twGR6tsC|archive-date = 7 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = Language Change: Lexical Diffusion and Literacy|last = Rao|first = Goparaju Sambasiva|publisher = Academic Foundation|year = 1994|isbn = 9788171880577|pages = 48 and 49|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207082805/https://books.google.com/books?id=8Ben0lE61msC|archive-date = 7 December 2014|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=8Ben0lE61msC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url = http://research.ijcaonline.org/ncipet/number10/ncipet1078.pdf|title = A Comparative Study of Handwritten Marathi Character Recognition|last1 = Ajmire|first1 = P.E.|date = 22 March 2013|journal = International Journal of Computer Applications|first2 = RV|last2 = Dharaskar|first3 = V M|last3 = Thakare|at = Introduction|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207081847/http://research.ijcaonline.org/ncipet/number10/ncipet1078.pdf|archive-date = 7 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.typoday.in/2014/spk_papers14/rajendrathakre-typo14.pdf|title = Reviving the Modi Script|date = 28 February 2014|website = Typoday|last = Bhimraoji|first = Rajendra|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141207082007/http://www.typoday.in/2014/spk_papers14/rajendrathakre-typo14.pdf|archive-date = 7 December 2014}}</ref> version of [[Devanagari]] script, an [[abugida]] consisting of 36 [[consonant]] letters and 16 initial-[[vowel]] letters. It is written from left to right. The Devanagari alphabet used to write Marathi is slightly different from the Devanagari alphabets of Hindi and other languages: there are additional letters in the Marathi alphabet and Western punctuation is used.

William Carey in 1807 Observed that as with other parts of India, a traditional [[Digraphia|duality]] existed in script usage between Devanagari for religious texts, and [[Modi script|Modi]] for commerce and administration. {{blockquote|Although in the ''Mahratta'' country the ''Devanagari'' character is well known to men of education, yet a character is current among the men of business which is much smaller, and varies considerably in form from the ''Nagari'', though the number and power of the letters nearly correspond.<ref>Carey, William. "Memoir Relative to the Translations" 1807: Serampore Mission Press.</ref>}}

====Vowels====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Devanagari !! Transliterated !! IPA !! Pronunciation
|-
| अ ||  a || {{IPA|/ə/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv01-a.ogg|title=a|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| आ || ā || {{IPA|/a(ː)/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv02-aa.ogg|title=aa|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| इ || i || {{IPA|/i/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv03-i.ogg|title=i|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| ई || ī || {{IPA|/i(ː)/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv04-ee.ogg|title=ee|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| उ || u || {{IPA|/u/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv05-u.ogg|title=u|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| ऊ || ū || {{IPA|/u(ː)/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv06-oo.ogg|title=oo|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| ऋ || ṛ || {{IPA|/ru/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv13-ru.ogg|title=ru|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| ए || e || {{IPA|/e/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv07-e.ogg|title=a|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| ऐ || ai || {{IPA|/əi/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv08-aii.ogg|title=aii|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}} 
|-
| ओ || o || {{IPA|/o/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv09-o.ogg|title=o|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| औ || au || {{IPA|/əu/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv10-ouu.ogg|title=ouu|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}} 
|-
| अं || aṃ || {{IPA|/əm/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv11-um.ogg|title=um|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|-
| अः || aḥ || {{IPA|/əɦə/}} || {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MRv12-aha.ogg|title=aha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}} 
|}

====Consonants====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! | {{lang|mr|क}} || {{lang|mr|ख}} || {{lang|mr|ग}} || {{lang|mr|घ}} || {{lang|mr|ङ}} ||
|-
| {{IAST|ka}}<br/>{{IPA|/kə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR01-ka.ogg|title=ka|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|kha}}<br/>{{IPA|/kʰə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR02-kha.ogg|title=kha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ga}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɡə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR03-ga.ogg|title=ga|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|gha}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɡʱə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR04-gha.ogg|title=gha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ṅa}}<br/>({{IPA|/ŋə/}}){{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR05-nga.ogg|title=nga|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|
|-
! | {{lang|mr|च}} || {{lang|mr|छ}} || {{lang|mr|ज}} || {{lang|mr|झ}} || {{lang|mr|ञ}} ||
|-
| {{IAST|ca}}, {{Transliteration|mr|ċa}}<br/>{{IPA|/t͡ɕə/}} or {{IPA|/t͡sə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR06-cha.ogg|title=cha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|cha}} <br/>{{IPA|/t͡ɕʰə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR07-chha.ogg|title=chha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ja}}, {{Transliteration|mr|j̈a}}<br/>{{IPA|/d͡ʑə/}} or {{IPA|/d͡zə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR08-ja.ogg|title=ja|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|jha}}, {{Transliteration|mr|j̈ha}}<br/>{{IPA|/d͡ʑʱə/}} or {{IPA|/d͡zʱə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR09-jha.ogg|title=jha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ña}} <br/>({{IPA|/ɲə/}}){{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR10-nya.ogg|title=nya|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|
|-
! | {{lang|mr|ट}} || {{lang|mr|ठ}} || {{lang|mr|ड}} || {{lang|mr|ढ}} || {{lang|mr|ण}} ||
|-
| {{IAST|ṭa}}<br/>{{IPA|/ʈə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR11-Ta.ogg|title=Ta|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ṭha}}<br/>{{IPA|/ʈʰə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR12-Tha.ogg|title=Tha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ḍa}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɖə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR13-Da.ogg|title=Da|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ḍha}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɖʱə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR14-Dha.ogg|title=Dha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ṇa}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɳə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR15-Na.ogg|title=Na|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|
|-
! | {{lang|mr|त}} || {{lang|mr|थ}} || {{lang|mr|द}} || {{lang|mr|ध}} || {{lang|mr|न}} ||
|-
| {{IAST|ta}}<br/>{{IPA|/tə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR16-ta.ogg|title=ta|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|tha}}<br/>{{IPA|/tʰə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR17-tha.ogg|title=tha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|da}}<br/>{{IPA|/də/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR18-da.ogg|title=da|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|dha}}<br/>{{IPA|/dʱə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR19-dha.ogg|title=dha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|na}}<br/>{{IPA|/nə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR20-na.ogg|title=na|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|
|-
! | {{lang|mr|प}} || {{lang|mr|फ}} || {{lang|mr|ब}} || {{lang|mr|भ}} || {{lang|mr|म}} ||
|-
| {{IAST|pa}}<br/>{{IPA|/pə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR21-pa.ogg|title=pa|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|pha}}<br/>{{IPA|/pʰə/}} or {{IPA|/fə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR22-pha.ogg|title=pha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ba}}<br/>{{IPA|/bə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR23-ba.ogg|title=ba|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|bha}}<br/>{{IPA|/bʱə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR24-bha.ogg|title=bha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ma}}<br/>{{IPA|/mə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR25-ma.ogg|title=ma|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|
|-
! | {{lang|mr|य}} || {{lang|mr|र}} || {{lang|mr|ल}} || {{lang|mr|व}} || {{lang|mr|श}} ||
|-
| {{IAST|ya}}<br/>{{IPA|/jə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR26-ya.ogg|title=ya|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ra}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɾə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR27-ra.ogg|title=ra|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|la}}<br/>{{IPA|/lə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR28-la.ogg|title=la|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|va}}<br/>{{IPA|/ʋə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR29-wa.ogg|title=wa|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|śa}}<br/>{{IPA|/ʃə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR30-sha.ogg|title=sha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|
|-
! | {{lang|mr|ष}} || {{lang|mr|स}} || {{lang|mr|ह}} || {{lang|mr|ळ}} || {{lang|mr|क्ष}} || {{lang|mr|ज्ञ}}
|-
| {{IAST|ṣa}}<br/>{{IPA|/ʂə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR31-sha2.ogg|title=sha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|sa}}<br/>{{IPA|/sə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR32-sa.ogg|title=sa|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ha}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɦə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR33-ha.ogg|title=ha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|ḷa}}<br/>{{IPA|/ɭə/}} {{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR34-La.ogg|title=La|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|kṣa}}<br/>{{IPA|/kɕə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR35-ksha.ogg|title=ksha|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
| {{IAST|jña}}<br/>{{IPA|/dɲə/}}{{Multi-listen item small|filename=MR36-dnya.ogg|title=dnya|description=|format=[[Ogg]]}}
|}

It is written from left to right. Devanagari used to write Marathi is slightly different from that of Hindi or other languages. It uses additional vowels and consonants that are not found in other languages that also use Devanagari.

==== Example of consonant–vowel combination ====
Combination of the vowels with K:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Script || Pronunciation (IPA)
|-
| क || {{IPA|/kə/}}
|-
| का || {{IPA|/kaː/}}
|-
| कि || {{IPA|/ki/}}
|-
| की || {{IPA|/kiː/}}
|-
| कु || {{IPA|/ku/}}
|-
| कू || {{IPA|/kuː/}}
|-
| कृ || {{IPA|/kru/}}
|-
| के || {{IPA|/ke/}}
|-
| कै || {{IPA|/kəi̯/}}
|-
| को || {{IPA|/ko/}}
|-
| कौ || {{IPA|/kəu̯/}}
|-
| कं || {{IPA|/kəm/}}
|-
| कः || {{IPA|/kəɦ(ə)/}}
|}