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.
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
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.
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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