Maldivian
Language Information
Maldivian (Dhivehi) is spoken in the Maldives, where it is the national language, and on the island of Minicoy in India's Lakshadweep territory.
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Sinhala of Sri Lanka. It has about 350,000 speakers. It is written in a unique right-to-left script called Thaana, created around the 16th or 17th century, whose first letters are based on Arabic numerals. It has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and English.
Maldivian is an Indo-Aryan language closely related to Sinhala of Sri Lanka. It has about 350,000 speakers. It is written in a unique right-to-left script called Thaana, created around the 16th or 17th century, whose first letters are based on Arabic numerals. It has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian, Hindi, and English.
Maldivian is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Indo-Iranian
- Branch
- Indic
Maldivian Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Maldivian
ހުރިހާ އިންސާނުންވެސް ދުނިޔެއަށް އުފަންވަނީ، މިނިވަންކަމުގައި، ހަމަހަމަ ޙައްޤުތަކަކާއެކު، ހަމަހަމަ ދަރަޖައެއްގައި ކަމޭހިތެވިގެންވާ ބައެއްގެ ގޮތުގައެވެ. ހެޔޮ ވިސްނުމާއި، ހެޔޮބުއްދީގެ ބާރު އެމީހުންނަށް ލިބިގެންވެއެވެ. އަދި އެކަކު އަނެކަކާމެދު އެމީހުން މުޢާމަލާތް ކުރަންވާނީ، އުޚުއްވަތްތެރިކަމުގެ ރޫޙެއްގައެވެ.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights