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<DIV>============================</DIV> <DIV>Language Aug 2007 - Monthly Marathi</DIV> <DIV>poem part, prose in Roman script (lipi).</DIV> <DIV>Adjust lipi for other languages. English</DIV> <DIV>notes at start & end. See articles M12</DIV> <DIV>E15 (also M21, E03 if time permits) in</DIV> <DIV>Website (<A href="http://www.mngogate.com/">www.mngogate.com</A>), giving</DIV> <DIV>symbol-sounds, uniform vowels, 3 (...)</DIV> <DIV>dots, apo ( ' ) & capitals. Apo is close</DIV> <DIV>to symbol in html format. Write sound</DIV> <DIV>(sarkaar) etc not (sarakaara) to match</DIV> <DIV>usual lipi. Use Roman lipi, if usual lipi </DIV> <DIV>device is unavailable. Aims. (a) Using</DIV> <DIV>widespread, present & future, devices</DIV> <DIV>of English (without new symbols) also</DIV> <DIV>for Marathi. Prepare spellchecks later.</DIV> <DIV>(b) Nearly
phonetic writing. (c) Recast</DIV> <DIV>or mark English words in Marathi text.</DIV> <DIV>(d) Easier emails, typing, alphabetical</DIV> <DIV>sorting of information (print & internet)</DIV> <DIV>as Roman is linear. Usual lipi is 3 tier</DIV> <DIV>with mixing symbols (thereby making</DIV> <DIV>compact words). Comment. Circulate.</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Writer - (<A href="mailto:mngogate1932@yahoo.com">mngogate1932@yahoo.com</A>)</DIV> <DIV>Put it in addresslist to facilitate mails.</DIV> <DIV>==</DIV></DIV> <DIV>tethe kar maaze j'ul'ati,</DIV> <DIV>divyatvaachi jethe prachiti.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>yadnyi jaani deuni nijashir</DIV> <DIV>ghad'ile maanavatech'e mandir</DIV> <DIV>pari jaanchaa dahanabhumivar</DIV> <DIV>naahi chiraa, naahi pan'ati.</DIV> <DIV>tethe kar maaze j'ul'ati.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>-- B. B. Borkar (1933) kavitaa Poem.</DIV>
<DIV>==</DIV> <DIV>devanaagarit (ghara) ase lihitaat... pan'</DIV> <DIV>kittekdaa utchaar (ghar) hoto... roman</DIV> <DIV>lipit ult'e hoil... (ghar) lihaave... parantu </DIV> <DIV>(he vishvachi maaze ghar) ovit utchaar</DIV> <DIV>(ghara) hoto... varil kavitet (mandir kar) </DIV> <DIV>yaanch'e utchaar (mandira kara) aahet.</DIV> <DIV>==</DIV> <DIV>lekhakaane Roman lipi baabat maahiti</DIV> <DIV>dili... BMM Seattle (2007) Convention</DIV> <DIV>smaran'iketil lekhaat... aakaashvaan'i</DIV> <DIV>(pun'e) mulaakhatit, dinaank 3 julai 07.</DIV> <DIV>==</DIV> <DIV>English note. Translate into Marathi --</DIV> <DIV>He sells icecream and coffee. </DIV> <DIV>Marathi syntax (words sequence) --</DIV> <DIV>He icecream and coffee sells.</DIV> <DIV>1. to Icecream va Coffee vikto.</DIV> <DIV>2. to aaiskrim va kaophi vikto.</DIV> <DIV>(1) Starting capitals signify Names or</DIV>
<DIV>English Spellings. (2). English words</DIV> <DIV>recast to suit Marathi. (2). Preferable.</DIV> <DIV>Marathi (to) is unlike English (To). No</DIV> <DIV>capital-small type duality in usual lipi.</DIV> <DIV>Note 3 dots (...) sentence separators.</DIV> <DIV>Read E04 in above Website (on RLP)</DIV> <DIV> <DIV>===========================</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV><p>
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