A Dictionary of the Mahratta Language

by William Carey

Book Overview

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 1810, this dictionary of Marathi (then known as Mahratta) was compiled by the Baptist missionary William Carey (1761-1834). Written...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110805630X
• ISBN13: 9781108056304
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 666 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"