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Modi (Marathi: मोडी, Mōḍī, Marathi pronunciation:) [3] is a script used to write the Marathi language, which is the primary language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. There are multiple theories concerning its origin. [4]
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The end of a full verse may be marked with a double-daṇḍa, a "[॥] Error: {{Lang}}: Latn text/non-Latn script subtag mismatch " symbol. A comma (called an alpa virām, meaning "short stop/pause") is used to denote a natural pause in speech.
The full stop symbol derives from the Greek punctuation introduced by Aristophanes of Byzantium in the 3rd century BCE. [citation needed] In his system, there was a series of dots whose placement determined their meaning.
Marathi is considered a split ergative language, [7] i.e. it uses both nominative-accusative and ergative-absolutive alignment. In the latter type, the subject of a transitive verb takes the ergative marking (identical to that of the instrumental case [ 11 ] ) instead of having the same form as the subject of an intransitive verb.
Terminal punctuation refers to the punctuation marks used to identify the end of a portion of text. Terminal punctuation marks are also referred to as end marks [ 1 ] and stops . [ 2 ]
Share-Alike 4.0 (most text also dual-licensed under GFDL) Media licensing varies The Marathi Wikipedia ( Marathi : मराठी विकिपीडिया ) is the Marathi language edition of Wikipedia , a free and publicly editable online encyclopedia , and was launched on 1 May 2003.
For example, "Stop!" has the punctuation inside the quotation marks because the word "stop" is said with emphasis. However, when using "scare quotes", the comma goes outside. Other examples: Arthur said the situation was "deplorable". (The full stop (period) is not part of the quotation.)