Language/Marathi/Pronunciation/Alphabet-and-Pronunciation

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Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the 22 languages of India and has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali.


The Marathi language alphabets are called as मराठी वर्णमाला, मराठी मुळाक्षरे and the Marathi is written in Devnagari, Balabodh (बाळबोध) script.

Without learning the Marathi alphabets you will not be able to learn the Marathi language. Therefore, it is very important to understand the basics of these alphabets first.

You will have to study the 36 consonants (व्यंजन) and the 14 vowels (स्वर) listed in the table below.

Marathi Alphabet Table

Marathi Alphabet Consonants (व्यंजन)

In the Marathi language, consonants are called मराठी वर्णमाला व्यंजन (Vyanjan).

Letter क्ष ज्ञ
Name ka kha ga gha ṅa ca cha ja jha ña ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa ta tha da dha na pa pha ba bha ma ya ra ṟa la va śa ṣa sa ha kṣa jña śra
IPA kʰə ɡə ɡʱə ŋə t͡sə, t͡ʃə t͡sʰə ɟjə, zə ɟjʱə, zʱə ɲə ʈə ʈʰə ɖə ɖʱə ɳə t̪ə t̪ʰə d̪ə d̪ʱə pʰə, fə bʱə ɽə wə, və ʃə ʂə ɦə kʃə ɟjɲə ʃrə

Marathi Alphabet Vowels (स्वर)

In Marathi, Vowels are called as मराठी वर्णमाला स्वर (Swar).

Letter अं अः
Diacritic ि
Name a ā i ī u ū e ai o au aṃ aḥ
IPA ə a i u ṛu e əi o əu əⁿ əh

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Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathi_language

https://www.shaikhdoctor.com/2021/06/marathi-alphabets.html

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