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Modi script
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<p>Modi is a script used to write the <a href="/facts/Marathi_language/uIJuwlFW">Marathi language</a>, which is the primary language spoken in the state of <a href="/facts/Maharashtra/4hAVYlb4">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="/facts/Western_India/TGoARENY">India</a>. There are multiple theories concerning its origin. The Modi script was used alongside the <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari script</a> to write Marathi until the 20th century when the <a href="/facts/Balbodh/aIhGamu1">Balbodh</a> style of the <a href="/facts/Devanagari/dQvQ3Ufs">Devanagari script</a> was promoted as the standard writing system for Marathi. </p>