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Hi Lancepark! Just a suggestion: since the template {{Austronesian languages}} is quite massive, maybe you should place it below other existing subgroup templates, which are easier to navigate on first sight. Otherwise, chances are high that a reader won't even make it to the smaller navigation templates after going through {{Austronesian languages}}. But that's actually just a matter of taste. –Austronesier (talk) 14:04, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that's actually a very good point with respect to navigation. Thanks for the suggestion. –Lancepark (talk) 14:20, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Pratna-odia script. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 July 20#Pratna-odia script until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 15:29, 20 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, also known as Māgadhan languages, are spoken throughout the eastern Indian subcontinent. In all these languages the inherent vowel has a phonetic value of Open-mid back rounded vowel or /ɔ/ as opposed to mid central vowel (also known as schwa) or /ə/. Therefore the IAST doesn't provide a precise phonetic transliteration for these languages. The letter ‘a’ is misleading and shouldn't be used as it used for the ‘schwa’ in other Indian languages. Rather the letter ‘ô’ should be used for this purpose. If Bengali script has "ত" and Bengalis pronounce it /tɔ/ there is nevertheless an argument based on writing-system consistency for transliterating it as "त" or "ta." I hope you understand. Nishānt Omm (talk) 05:25, 2 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]