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Modi script
Mōḍī ( , , , ) is an old handwritten cursive abugida script used to write the Marathi language, which is the primary language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Mōḍī script was used alongside the Devanāgarī script to write Marathi, particularly during the reign of the Maratha Empire, until the 20th century when the Balbodh style of the Devanāgarī script was promoted as the standard writing system for Marathi. Numerous archival records, official documents and correspondences written in this script exist, and there have been attempts to revive the usage of Mōḍī in Maharashtra. There are multiple theories concerning its origin. It descends from the Nāgarī family of scripts and is based on the Nāgarī model, adapted for fluid continuous writing. Due to its handwritten nature, it has various styles and extensive character ligatures considerably different from Devanāgarī. Mōḍī has a practice of having one long headstroke (called śirorekhā) connecting all the words in a line without breaks. This is distinct from Devanāgarī and other Nāgarī scripts, where the śirorekhā is only limited to isolated letters or words. Mōḍī is a unicameral Brahmic alpha-syllabary written from left to right. It has 46 base characters divided into 11 vowels, 36 basic consonants, 10 unique numerals and various diacritical and punctuation marks.
Article summary
Mōḍī ( , , , ) is an old handwritten cursive abugida script used to write the Marathi language, which is the primary language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. The Mōḍī script was used alongside the Devanāgarī script to write Marathi, particularly during the reign of the Maratha Empire, until the 20th century when the Balbodh style of the Devanāgarī script was promoted as the standard writing system for Marathi. Numerous archival records, official documents and correspondences written in this script exist, and there have been attempts to revive the usage of Mōḍī in Maharashtra. There are multiple theories concerning its origin. It descends from the Nāgarī family of scripts and is based on the Nāgarī model, adapted for fluid continuous writing. Due to its handwritten nature, it has various styles and extensive character ligatures considerably different from Devanāgarī. Mōḍī has a practice of having one long headstroke (called śirorekhā) connecting all the words in a line without breaks. This is distinct from Devanāgarī and other Nāgarī scripts, where the śirorekhā is only limited to isolated letters or words. Mōḍī is a unicameral Brahmic alpha-syllabary written from left to right. It has 46 base characters divided into 11 vowels, 36 basic consonants, 10 unique numerals and various diacritical and punctuation marks.
Key claims
- students: 400 students — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- The record states that the students is "400 students". What evidence would count against this claim?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
Bibliography
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378169632
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