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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>This note (Indian Languages August
2005) is on using<BR>Roman lipi (script), if current script software is
absent.<BR>Linear Roman suits phonebooks, internet etc. Marathi<BR>is considered
here. Use its method for others with due<BR>symbols. Circulate. See E04(12 to
26)E03 M12 M11<BR>in </FONT><A href="http://www.mngogate.com"
target=_blank><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#003399
size=3>www.mngogate.com</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> Author mngogate@vsnl.com </FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> <BR>Explanation in English follows the
Example in Marathi.</FONT></DIV>
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size=3>-------------------------------------------------------<BR>Example
-- maraave pari kirtirupe uraave... he yogya<BR>aahe...
tyaashivaay he lakshaat asude ki maraave pari<BR>pret-rupe
disaave... saat varshe geli ki mag bepattaa<BR>vyakti
mrut samj'aavi asaa kaaydaa aahe... toparyant<BR>vimaa
va anya kaame rakhad'taat... mi Phone kelaa va<BR>Police aale... mi
tyaannaa Thanks dile... mit'h mhan'je<BR>Sodium Chloride
rasaayan. (abhang ) j'e kaa ranj'ale<BR>gaanj'ale...
tyaansi mhan'e j'o aapule... tochi
saadhu<BR>ol'akhaavaa... dev tethechi j'aan'aavaa.- sant
Tukaram.<BR>----<BR>Current Marathi script is not dual like Roman a-z
A-Z<BR>Write Marathi (also English words used in Marathi) as<BR>per Marathi
people's perception (phon, polis, thaenks<BR>in above example). But
people may not respell names,<BR>and initially may not be sure of
respelling. Use capitals<BR>to start such words (Phone, Police, Thanks) as
above.<BR>Retain technical spellings like (Sodium Chloride)
with<BR>capital starters or one may respell (sod'iyam kloraaid')<BR>At times,
people say & write in Marathi script English<BR>words (thaenks) etc,
instead of local (dhanyavaad) etc.<BR>English words should be
respelled, while adding any<BR>Marathi suffixes. Thus Police +
aanchi = polisaanchi<BR>Read Marathi word (he) as
(he-help). Follow sounds<BR>and write (sarkaar), not as
Marathi script (sarakaara).<BR>----<BR>Use no capitals as sentence-starters and
as substitutes<BR>(A D N) for (aa, d' n') etc. Separate sentences with
3<BR>dots in a para. One dot to end a para / single sentence.<BR>Capitals
caution readers about non-standard spellings.<BR>----<BR>Key a
(u-up) aa (a-art) ae (a-at) ao (aw-law) e (egg)<BR>i (his) o (ok) u
(u-pull ) rhasva = dirgha ( lipi = lipee)<BR>d (th-they) d'
(d-dog) likewise (t t' n n' l l' ) v (w-win)<BR>j (jam) j' (s-his)
likewise (ch ch') (jh z) Details in M12<BR>Use (ae, ao) absent in original
Marathi, for few English<BR>words. All English-serving machines can serve
Marathi<BR>-------------------------------------------------------<BR>Save this
note for future e-mails in Marathi. Thank You</FONT></DIV>
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