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A GRAMMAR, &c.

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Books in the Mahratta language are generally written in the Devunaguri character, but the character commonly used in business is the Moorh. The system of that alphabet and the Devunaguri is the same. Types in the Moorh character not having yet been cast in Bengal, the Devunaguri will be used on this work.

SECTION 1.

Of the Letters, (अक्षर).

CONSONANTS.

1. Class.		क​ k	ख​ kh	ग g	घ gh	ङ ng
2. Class.		च ch	छ chh	ज j	झ jh	ञ ng
3. Class.		ट t	ठ t'h	ड d	ढ d'h	ण n
4. Class.		त t	थ th	द d	ध dh	न n
5. Class.		प p	फ ph	ब b	भ bh	म m
Miscellaneous.	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	य y	र​ r	ल​ l	व​​ w	—
		श sh	ष sh	स s	ह​ h	ळ​​ lr

क्ष ksh and ज्ञ jn are generally added. ळ being wanting in the common alphabet, (Marathi characters), though a double lettter, is made the last character, to compleat the number of letters.