ދިވެހިބަސް
Dhivehi
Indo-Aryan
Dhivehi (Maldivian) is the official language of the Maldives and the southernmost Indo-Aryan language. ~340K speakers; Insular branch developed in the Maldives and Minicoy Island (India) over a millennium of relative isolation. Closely related to Sinhala (the two share Maldivo-Sinhala common ancestry). Uses the unique Thaana script (developed in the 18th c.) — written right-to-left and notable for using numeric symbols of Arabic derivation as base consonant shapes. Heavy Arabic loan-vocabulary from Islam (state religion since 1153) and English from British protectorate era.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Dhivehi
Water
ފެން
/fen/
Fire
އަލިފާން
/alifaːn/
Sun
އިރު
/iru/
Moon
ހަނދު
/handu/
Mother
މަންމަ
/mamma/
Father
ބައްޕަ
/bappa/
Eat
ކެއުން
/keun/
Drink
ބުއިން
/buin/
Love
ލޯބި
/loːbi/
Heart
ހިތް
/hit/
Tree
ގަސް
/ɡas/
House
ގެ
/ɡe/
Dog
ކުއްތާ
/kutːaː/
Cat
ބުޅާ
/buɭaː/
Hand
އަތް
/at/
Eye
ލޯ
/loː/
Hello
އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް
/assalaːmu alaikum/
Thank you
ޝުކުރިއްޔާ
/ʃukurijjaː/
One
އެކެއް
/ekeʔ/
Good
ރަނގަޅު
/raŋɡaɭu/
Sources
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-Aryan languages
| Meaning | Dhivehi | Rohingya | Sylheti | Chittagonian | Hindko | Urdu | Dogri |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | ފެން /fen/ | fani /fani/ | পানি /pani/ | ফানি /fani/ | پانی /paːniː/ | پانی /paːniː/ | पाणी /paːɳiː/ |
| Fire | އަލިފާން /alifaːn/ | aág /aːɡ/ | আগুন /aɡun/ | আগ্যন /aɡːon/ | اگ /aɡ/ | آگ /aːɡ/ | अग्ग /aɡː/ |
| Sun | އިރު /iru/ | beil /beil/ | সুরুজ /suruz/ | সূর্য /surdʒo/ | سورج /soːraj/ | سورج /suːɾəd͡ʒ/ | सूरज /suːraj/ |
| Moon | ހަނދު /handu/ | sán /sãn/ | চান /tʃan/ | চান /tʃan/ | چن /tʃan/ | چاند /t͡ʃãːd/ | चन्न /tʃanː/ |
| Mother | މަންމަ /mamma/ | maa /maː/ | মা /ma/ | মা /ma/ | ماں /mãː/ | ماں /mãː/ | मां /mãː/ |
| Father | ބައްޕަ /bappa/ | baba /baba/ | বাফ /baf/ | বাফ /baf/ | پیو /pju/ | والد /vaːlid/ | बापू /baːpuː/ |
| Eat | ކެއުން /keun/ | háwa /kʰaowa/ | খাইন /xaɪn/ | খাওয়া /kʰaɔwa/ | کھانا /kʰaːnaː/ | کھانا /kʰaːnaː/ | खाना /kʰaːnaː/ |
| Drink | ބުއިން /buin/ | piya /pija/ | ফিন /fin/ | ফিওয়া /fiɔwa/ | پینا /piːnaː/ | پینا /piːnaː/ | पीना /piːnaː/ |
| Love | ލޯބި /loːbi/ | muhabbat /muhabːat/ | মহব্বত /mohobbot/ | মাইয়া /majːa/ | پیار /pjaːr/ | محبت /mʊhəbːət/ | प्यार /pjaːr/ |
| Heart | ހިތް /hit/ | dil /dil/ | দিল /dil/ | মন /mon/ | دل /dil/ | دل /dil/ | दिल /dil/ |
| Tree | ގަސް /ɡas/ | gas /ɡas/ | গাছ /ɡatʃʰ/ | গাছ /ɡatʃʰ/ | درخت /daɾaxt/ | درخت /daɾaxt/ | रुक्ख /rukːʰ/ |
| House | ގެ /ɡe/ | gór /ɡɔr/ | ঘর /ɡʱor/ | গর /ɡɔr/ | گھر /ɡʱar/ | گھر /ɡʱaɾ/ | घर /ɡʱər/ |
| Dog | ކުއްތާ /kutːaː/ | kúkkur /kukːur/ | কুত্তা /kuttʰa/ | কুত্তা /kutːa/ | کتا /kuttaː/ | کتا /kutːaː/ | कुत्ता /kuttaː/ |
| Cat | ބުޅާ /buɭaː/ | bilai /bilai/ | বিলাই /bilai/ | বিলাই /bilaj/ | بلی /billi/ | بلی /bilːiː/ | बिल्ली /bilːiː/ |
| Hand | އަތް /at/ | hát /hat/ | হাত /hat/ | আত /at/ | ہتھ /hattʰ/ | ہاتھ /haːtʰ/ | हत्थ /hattʰ/ |
| Eye | ލޯ /loː/ | sui /sui/ | ছকু /ʃoku/ | চোক /tʃɔk/ | اکھ /akːʰ/ | آنکھ /ãːkʰ/ | अक्ख /akːʰ/ |
| Hello | އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް /assalaːmu alaikum/ | assalam /assalam/ | আদাব /adab/ | আদাব /adab/ | اسلام علیکم /assalaːmu ʕalaikum/ | السلام علیکم /əsːalaːm əlaɪkʊm/ | नमस्कार /nəməskaːr/ |
| Thank you | ޝުކުރިއްޔާ /ʃukurijjaː/ | shukoría /ʃukria/ | শুকরিয়া /ʃukria/ | শুকরিয়া /ʃukrija/ | شکریہ /ʃukrija/ | شکریہ /ʃukrijaː/ | धन्यवाद /dʱənjəbaːd/ |
| One | އެކެއް /ekeʔ/ | ek /ek/ | এক /ek/ | এক /ek/ | اک /ik/ | ایک /eːk/ | इक /ik/ |
| Good | ރަނގަޅު /raŋɡaɭu/ | bála /baːla/ | ভালা /bʱala/ | ফাল্লে /falːe/ | چنگا /tʃəŋɡaː/ | اچھا /at͡ʃːʰaː/ | चन्गा /tʃəŋɡaː/ |
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