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Onset f0 (the fundamental frequency at the onset of vowel immediately following the consonant) has been shown to correlate with voicing in a variety of languages with two-way voicing contrasts in stop consonants, such as the voice-type contrast (between prevoiced and voiceless unaspirated stops) or the aspiration contrast (between voiceless unaspirated and voiceless aspirated stops). Onset f0 is typically higher after phonologically voiceless than after voiced stops. With some notable exceptions, onset f0 data from languages with three-way and four-way voicing contrasts is relatively scarce. The present study explores onset f0 as a correlate of voicing in Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language with a four-way voicing contrast which includes both aspirated and unaspirated voiced and voiceless stops. Results demonstrate that onset f0 covaries with both laryngeal voicing and aspiration in Marathi: f0 is significantly lower for both sets of voiced than voiceless stops. Onset f0 is also significantly lower for both s...