Judeo-Marathi (Marathi: à ¤Âà ¥Âà ¤¦à ¤¾à ¤µ à ¤®à ¤°à ¤¾à ¤ à ¥Â), also known as Bene Israel Marathi, is a variety of Marathi spoken by the Bene Israel, a Jewish ethnic group in Maharashtra. There is no evidence that Judeo-Marathi substantially differed from other forms of Marathi. However, there are several manuscripts of Jewish texts written in Marathi using Devanagari or Hebrew script. For instance, a Haggadah from 1911 contains Hebrew written in Devanagari, and a prayer book with instructions in Marathi written in the Hebrew script. In 2011, a Marathi-Hebrew text titled Poona Haggadah, was found in Salford. The 137-year-old book, which was used by the Bene-Israel community, was discovered by historian Yaakov Wise.
Currently, the Bene Israel community mainly resides in Israel, but some continue to live in Mumbai.
This section primarily covers Hebrew loanword phonology in Judeo-Marathi. Since the Bene Israel community acquired the Hebrew language through European missionaries, the Hebrew transcriptions outlined below reflect Modern Hebrew pronunciation.