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FEBRUARY, 1905.]
THE MODI OHARACTER.
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TABLE. COMPARATIVE MODIFICATIONS OF THE MODI CHARACTER,
Bd1bodh.
Modi.
Balbódh.
Môdt.
(Hend-lines to Charac-
ters separately.)
(Single head-line to all
the Characters.)
(Head-lines to Charac- 1(Single head-line to all
ters separately.) the Characters.)
com
btt
t
5
F
bo
to
ho
is
bf to
by
3.or
le
B
15
t
ho
b
Le
ho
bo
EED A D to be bb
to
ho
to
to
ho
bo
ho
my he 5
#
5
BT
lt
Tor 7
ha 18
8 or a
ho
अर्थ -
1
.
The chief merit of the Môdi Character consists in the addition of vowel signs, thus .BAlbodh.
codi. अ आ इ ई उ ऊ
ů (There is no distinction between long and
short i and m.) क का कि की कु कू प्रम प्री प्रीK KK Ki Ki Ku Ku
(The whole line could be written without lifting
the pen for the addition of the orr.) 1 No change. ? No change.
* Change in the angular shape 3 to T. • Angular.
Note mpra, the change is in the position of the loop. • The loop is from left to right, and not from right to left as in .
Mark the loop. • Note J and J (d and h); the difference is in the rounding of the right-hand upper corner in the first Interchangeablo with as above.
