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Dhivehi

Indo-Aryan

FamilyIndo-Aryan Speakers~340K ScriptThaana (RTL) CountriesMaldives, India (Minicoy) Official inMaldives Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3div

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

31 core words in Dhivehi

Water

ފެން

/fen/

Fire

އަލިފާން

/alifaːn/

Sun

އިރު

/iru/

Moon

ހަނދު

/handu/

Star

ތަރި

/t̪ari/

Mother

މަންމަ

/mamma/

Father

ބައްޕަ

/bappa/

I

އަހަރެން

/aharen/

You

ކަލޭ

/kaleː/

Name

ނަން

/nan/

Eye

ލޯ

/loː/

Hand

އަތް

/at/

Heart

ހިތް

/hit/

Love

ލޯބި

/loːbi/

Tree

ގަސް

/ɡas/

House

ގެ

/ɡe/

Dog

ކުއްތާ

/kutːaː/

Cat

ބުޅާ

/buɭaː/

Eat

ކެއުން

/keun/

Drink

ބުއިން

/buin/

One

އެކެއް

/ekeʔ/

Two

ދެ

/d̪e/

Hello

އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް

/assalaːmu alaikum/

Thank you

ޝުކުރިއްޔާ

/ʃukurijjaː/

Good

ރަނގަޅު

/raŋɡaɭu/

Cuckoo

ކޮވެލި

/koʋeli/

Computer

ކޮމްޕިއުޓަރު

/kompiuʈaɾu/

Dopamine

ޑޯޕަމީން

/ɖoːpamiːn/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Indo-Aryan languages

Meaning DhivehiRohingyaSylhetiChittagonianUrduHindkoBengali
Water ފެން /fen/ fani /fani/ পানি /pani/ ফানি /fani/ پانی /paːniː/ پانی /paːniː/ জল /dʒɔl/
Fire އަލިފާން /alifaːn/ aág /aːɡ/ আগুন /aɡun/ আগ্যন /aɡːon/ آگ /aːɡ/ اگ /aɡ/ আগুন /aɡun/
Sun އިރު /iru/ beil /beil/ সুরুজ /suruz/ সূর্য /surdʒo/ سورج /suːɾədʒ/ سورج /soːradʒ/ সূর্য /ʃuɾdʒo/
Moon ހަނދު /handu/ sán /sãn/ চান /tʃan/ চান /tʃan/ چاند /tʃãːd/ چن /tʃan/ চাঁদ /tʃãːd/
Star ތަރި /t̪ari/ tara /tara/ তারা /tara/ তারা /tara/ ستارہ /sɪt̪aːɾaː/ تارا /t̪aːɾaː/ তারা /t̪aɾa/
Mother މަންމަ /mamma/ maa /maː/ মা /ma/ মা /ma/ ماں /mãː/ ماں /mãː/ মা /ma/
Father ބައްޕަ /bappa/ baba /baba/ বাফ /baf/ বাফ /baf/ والد /vaːlid/ پیو /pju/ বাবা /baba/
I އަހަރެން /aharen/ añí /ãɲi/ আমি /ami/ আঁই /ãi/ میں /mɛ̃ː/ میں /mɛ̃ː/ আমি /ami/
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