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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

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87 core words in Dhivehi

Water

ފެން

fen

Fire

އަލިފާން

alifaːn

Sun

އިރު

iru

Moon

ހަނދު

handu

Star

ތަރި

tari

Night

ރޭ

reː

Rain

ވާރޭ

vaːɾeː

Snow

ސްނޯ

snoː

Wind

ވައި

ʋəi

Earth

ފަސް

fas

Stone

ހިލަ

ˈhilə

Mountain

ފަރުބަދަ

faɾubadə

Sea

މޫދު

muːdu

Mother

މަންމަ

mamma

Father

ބައްޕަ

bappa

Daughter

ދިޔަ

dijə

I

އަހަރެން

aharen

You

ކަލޭ

kaleː

We

އަހަރެމެން

aharemen

Name

ނަން

nan

Person

މީހާ

miːhaː

Head

ބޯ

boː

Eye

ލޯ

loː

Ear

ކަންފަތް

kanfat

Nose

ނޭފަތް

neːfət

Mouth

އަނގަ

aŋɡa

Tooth

ދަތް

dat

Tongue

ދޫ

duː

Hand

އަތް

at

Foot

ފައި

fai

Heart

ހިތް

hit

Bone

ކަށި

kaʂi

Blood

ލޭ

leː

Poop

ގުއި

ɡui

Love

ލޯބި

loːbi

Tree

ގަސް

ɡas

Dog

ކުއްތާ

kutːaː

Cat

ބުޅާ

buɭaː

Fish

މަސް

mas

Bird

ދޫނި

duːni

Butterfly

ކޮކާ

kokaː

Egg

ބިސް

bis

Bear

ސާރިދޯޅު

saːɾidoːɭu

Horse

އަސް

as

House

ގެ

ɡe

Milk

ކިރު

kiru

Honey

މާމުއި

maːmui

Salt

ލޮނު

lonu

Rice

ހަނޑޫ

haɳɖuː

Chocolate

ޗޮކްލެޓް

tʃokleʈ

Iron

ދަގަނޑު

daɡaɳɖu

Wheel

ފުރޮޅު

fuɾoɭu

Silk

ފަށުއި

faʂui

Book

ފޮތް

fot

Eat

ކެއުން

keun

Drink

ބުއިން

buin

Sleep

ނިދުން

nidun

One

އެކެއް

ekeʔ

Two

ދެ

de

Three

ތިނެއް

tineʔ

Four

ހަތަރެއް

hatareʔ

Five

ފަހެއް

faheʔ

Hundred

ސަތޭކަ

sateːka

Hello

އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް

assalaːmu alaikum

Thank you

ޝުކުރިއްޔާ

ʃukurijjaː

Good

ރަނގަޅު

raŋɡaɭu

New

އާ

aː

Red

ރަތް

ɾat

White

ހުދު

hudu

Black

ކަޅު

kaɭu

Green

ފެހި

fehi

Blue

ނޫ

nuː

Cuckoo

ކޮވެލި

koʋeli

Computer

ކޮމްޕިއުޓަރު

kompiuʈaɾu

Wi-Fi

ވައި-ފައި

ʋaifai

Tea

ސައި

sai

Coffee

ކޮފީ

kofiː

Sugar

ހަކުރު

hakuru

Orange

އޮރެންޖު

orendʒu

Ninety-nine

ނުވަދިހަ ނުވަ

nuvadiha nuva

Dopamine

ޑޯޕަމީން

ɖoːpamiːn

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Indo-Aryan

Meaning DhivehiSinhalaSylhetiPashaiChittagonianRohingyaBishnupriya Manipuri
Water ފެން /fen/ වතුර /ʋatuɾə/ পানি /pani/ واری /waːri/ ফানি /fani/ faní /fani/ পানি /paːni/
Fire އަލިފާން /alifaːn/ ගින්න /ɡɪnːə/ আগুন /aɡun/ انگاری /aŋɡaːri/ আগ্যন /aɡːon/ ooin /oːin/ আগুন /aːɡun/
Sun އިރު /iru/ ඉර /ɪɾə/ সুরুজ /suruz/ سور /sur/ সূর্য /surdʒo/ beil /beil/ বেল /bel/
Moon ހަނދު /handu/ හඳ /haⁿdə/ চান /tʃan/ مس /mas/ চান /tʃan/ sán /sãn/ জুনাক /dʒunak/
Star ތަރި /tari/ තරුව /taruʋə/ তারা /tara/ تارا /taːraː/ তারা /tara/ tara /tara/ তারা /taɾa/
Night ރޭ /reː/ රෑ /ræː/ রাইত /rait/ رات /rat/ রাইত /raːit/ rait /rait/ রাতি /rati/
Rain ވާރޭ /vaːɾeː/ වැස්ස /ˈʋæsːə/ মেঘ /mɛɡ/ واښ /waːʂ/ ঝর /dʒɔr/ zór /zɔr/ —
Snow ސްނޯ /snoː/ හිම /himə/ বরফ /bɔɾɔf/ ہیم /hiːm/ বরফ /bɔrɔf/ boróf /boˈrof/ বরফ /bɔrof/
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