Maldivian, also known by its endonym Divehi, sometimes spelled as Dhivehi is an Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family, primarily spoken by the M
Maldivian in Carl Faulmann [de]'s Das Buch der Schrift, 1880
12th-century lōmāfānu, copper plates on which early Maldivian sultans wrote orders and grants
Thaana, Tãna, Taana or Tāna is the writing system of the Maldivian language spoken in the Maldives. Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida and a true alphabet, with consonants derived from indi
Maldivian language
…for the romanisation of the Maldivian language), which is the official spelling as well as the common usage in the Maldives. Maldivian is written in Thaana script. The Maldivian language has four notable dialects. The standard dialect is that of the capital city of Malé. The greatest dialectal variation…
Sign at a mosque in Malé: the Thaana script reads Faivānā, būṭāeku erun manā!.