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Hindi vs. Marathi ordering

The code point U+0933 (Devanagari Lla) changes ordering, depending on the language.

(Note that yet again, the type of writing system that a language uses does impact how sorting works for that particular language. You may find collation similarities across languages within the same type of writing system, but with each distinct type of writing system, it is important to determine the characters of the language and how they relate to code points in the repertoire.)

Hindi:

Marathi:

Devanagari La

U+0932

Devanagari La

U+0932

Devanagari Lla

U+0933

Devanagari Va

U+0935

Devanagari Llla

U+0934

Devanagari Sha

U+0936

Devanagari Va

U+0935

Devanagari Ssa

U+0937

Devanagari Sha

U+0936

Devanagari Sa

U+0938

Devanagari Ssa

U+0937

Devanagari Ha

U+0939

Devanagari Sa

U+0938

Devanagari Lla

U+0933

Devanagari Ha

U+0939

क्ष

Devanagari Ksha*

U+0915, U+094d, U+0937

ज्

Devanagari Jnya**

U+091c, U+094d, U+091e

*considered a conjunct in Hindi, but the 35th consonant in Marathi

**considered a conjunct in Hindi, but the 36th consonant in Marathi

As you have certainly ascertained by now, collation can vary, depending on a number of factors, and can be influenced by a number of elements.

Sample Marathi Text

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