Modi script
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Mōḍī |
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A verse from the Jñānēśvarī in the Moḍī script
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| Languages |
Primary Marathi Occasionally Konkani, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu and Sanskrit |
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Time period
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c. 1200 or c. 1600–c. R1950 (Two different origin theories) |
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Parent systems
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Sister systems
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Gujarati Ranjana |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| ISO 15924 | Modi, 324 |
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Unicode alias
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Modi |
| Final Accepted Script Proposal | |
Modi (Marathi: मोडी, Mōḍī, IPA: [moːɖiː]) is a script used to write the Marathi language, which is the primary language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India. There are at least two different theories concerning its origin. Modi was an official script used to write Marathi until the 20th century when the Balbodh style of the Devanagari script was promoted as the standard writing system for Marathi. Although Modi was primarily used to write Marathi, other languages such as Urdu, Kannada, Gujarati, Rajasthani, Hindi and Tamil are also known to have been written in Modi.
The name ‘Modi’ perhaps derives from the Marathi verb moḍaṇe (Marathi: मोडणे), which means “to bend or break”. Modi is believed to be derived from broken Devanagari characters, which lends support to that particular etymology.
Hemāḍpant was a minister during the reign of Mahadeva (ruled 1261–1271) and the initial years of the reign of Rāmachandra (ruled 1271 to 1309) of the Yadava Dynasty.
Hemāḍpant created the Modi script.
The Modi script already existed in the 13th century. It was refined and introduced as an official script for Marathi by Hemāḍpant.
Hemāḍpant brought the Modi script to India from Sri Lanka.
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