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Dhivehi (Maldivian)

Dhivehi (Maldivian)

Summary

Dhivehi, the official language of the Maldives, is spoken by over 500,000 people. Its unique Thaana script, written right-to-left, reflects cultural influences from Arabic and South Asia. Dhivehi's fusional grammar and free word order make it linguistically distinct. It serves as a vital medium for cultural expression in the island nation.

Stats

  • Language Family: Indo-European

  • Writing System: Thaana

  • Writing System Type: Abugida

  • Writing Direction: R to L

  • Tones / Pitch Accent: None

  • Morphology: Fusional

  • Cases: 7

  • Grammatical Gender / Noun Class: None

  • Number of Verb Tenses: 4

  • Word Order: Free

  • Number of Vowels (Monophthongs): 10

  • Number of Consonants: 29

Areas Where Spoken

  • Maldives (official) (100%) (521 k)

Resources

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