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A Grammar of the Mahratta Language

To Which Are Added Dialogues on Familiar Subjects

William Carey author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th Mar '13

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First published in 1805, this is a valuable grammar of the Indo-Aryan language Marathi, containing detailed descriptions and numerous examples.

First published in 1805, this is a valuable grammar of the Indo-Aryan language Marathi. It contains detailed descriptions of Marathi's Devanagari alphabet, its word and sentence formation, and its complex tense, voice, gender, agreement, inflection, and case systems. The author's 1810 dictionary of Marathi is also reissued in this series.Marathi, an official language of Maharashtra and Goa, is among the twenty most widely spoken languages in the world. The southernmost Indo-Aryan language, it is also spoken in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Daman and Diu, and is believed to be over 1,300 years old, with its origins in Sanskrit. First published in 1805, this grammar of Marathi (then known as Mahratta) was compiled by the Baptist missionary William Carey (1761–1834) during his time in India. Its purpose was to assist Carey's European students at Fort William College in their learning of the language, and it is comprehensive in ITS coverage, providing numerous examples. Containing detailed descriptions of Marathi's Devanagari alphabet, its word and sentence formation, and its complex tense, voice, gender, agreement, inflection, and case systems, the work remains an invaluable resource for linguists today. Carey's 1810 dictionary of Marathi is also reissued in this series.

ISBN: 9781108056311

Dimensions: 216mm x 140mm x 12mm

Weight: 280g

212 pages