Mahājanī alphabet

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Name (Latin)
Mahājanī alphabet
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Hindi language Alphabet
MARC
MARC
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Wikidata: Q6732850
Library of congress: sh 91005651
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Mahājanīsārahissāavvalavadoyama, 18--.
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Wikipedia description:

Mahajani is a Laṇḍā mercantile script that was historically used in northern India for writing accounts and financial records in Marwari, Hindi and Punjabi. It is a Brahmic script and is written left-to-right. Mahajani refers to the Hindi word for 'bankers', also known as 'sarrafi' or 'kothival' (merchant).

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