Dhivehi

Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Maldives, where it is the official language. Its distinctive script, Thaana, is written from right to left.

Thaana: Thaana is the right-to-left script used to write Dhivehi. It gives Dhivehi its distinctive written form.
Mahāvaṃsa: The Mahāvaṃsa is a Pali chronicle of Sri Lankan history composed by Buddhist monks. Its account of early settlement helps frame Dhivehi’s historical links to Sri Lanka.
Muhammad Thakurufaanu: Muhammad Thakurufaanu was a sixteenth-century Maldivian ruler who led resistance to Portuguese occupation. His era is associated with early Dhivehi historical writing and national memory.
Education in the Maldives: Education in the Maldives is the system of formal learning provided across the island nation. Dhivehi serves as a language of instruction, especially in early schooling.
Arabic: Arabic is a Semitic language spoken across the Middle East and North Africa and used widely in Islam. Arabic contributed religious vocabulary to Dhivehi but belongs to a different language family.
Indo-Aryan languages: Indo-Aryan languages form a major branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken mainly in South Asia. Dhivehi belongs to this language branch despite the Maldives’ geographic separation.
Sinhala language: Sinhala is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in Sri Lanka. Sinhala and Dhivehi share historical linguistic connections while developing separately.
Hassan Maniku: Hassan Maniku was a Maldivian scholar and historian who wrote about the Maldives and its culture. His scholarship documented Maldivian language and history.
Maldivian media: Maldivian media includes the country’s newspapers, broadcasters, and digital news outlets. Dhivehi is widely used in domestic news and public communication.
English: English is a West Germanic language that has become a global lingua franca. English has growing roles in Maldivian education and public life alongside Dhivehi.

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