Indian Languages August 2005

[Madhukar N. Gogate]

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