A Dictionary of Old Marathi

Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Small folio in maroon polished cloth; xlvii, 807 pages: map; 29 cm; bibliographical references (p. xxviii-xxxiii). Weighs 5lbs when packed. Very sparsely foxed at preliminaries; leaves slightly 'incensed' ; else tight, clean and overall near fine to near fine(-). No jacket (as issued?). Hardcover. ISBN: 0195126009; 9780195126006

South Asia Research [series]. ¶ Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and an additional official language in the state of Goa. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India, with 83 million speakers as of 2011. Marathi ranks 13th in the list of languages with most native speakers in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. The language has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect.Marathi distinguishes inclusive and exclusive forms of 'we' and possesses a three-way gender system, that features the neuter in addition to the masculine and the feminine. In its phonology, it contrasts apico-alveolar with alveopalatal affricates and alveolar with retroflex laterals ([l] and [ɭ] (Marathi letters ल and ळ respectively)."—Wikipedia. ¶ A heavy item. Postage at cost. ¶ Marathi language -- Etymology. Marathe (Langue) -- Étymologie