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| + | [[Devanagari]] is a writing system used for several Indic languages such as [[Hindi]], [[Marathi]], [[Nepali language | Nepali]], [[Sanskrit]], and others. Because there are several incompatible methods for [[Romanization | romanizing]] Devanagari it can sometimes be helpful to specify which romanization method is being used for those languages. [[IAST]] is the current academic standard for romanization of Devanagari. | ||
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<span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration" class="IAST Unicode" style="font-face: Arial Unicode MS, GNU Unifont, Lucida Sans Unicode; white-space: wrap; text-decoration: none">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude> | <span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration" class="IAST Unicode" style="font-face: Arial Unicode MS, GNU Unifont, Lucida Sans Unicode; white-space: wrap; text-decoration: none">{{{1}}}</span><noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 04:03, 24 February 2007
Devanagari is a writing system used for several Indic languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, and others. Because there are several incompatible methods for romanizing Devanagari it can sometimes be helpful to specify which romanization method is being used for those languages. IAST is the current academic standard for romanization of Devanagari.
{{{1}}}
Example
{{lang|sa|म}} {{IAST|ma}}
gives:
- म Devanagari is a writing system used for several Indic languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Sanskrit, and others. Because there are several incompatible methods for romanizing Devanagari it can sometimes be helpful to specify which romanization method is being used for those languages. IAST is the current academic standard for romanization of Devanagari.