divTechnical information about ISO 639 language code div
The table below provides technical details for the Dhivehi, Divehi, Maldivian language, designated by the div code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Dhivehi, Divehi, Maldivian Native ދިވެހި |
| Text direction | Right-to-Left |
| Language varieties | Malé (Standard)HuvadhuHaddhunmathiFuvahmulahAdduMaliku (Mahl/Minicoy) |
| Related languages | SinhalaMarathiKonkani |
| Key facts | Written in the right-to-left Thaana script, whose letter shapes originate from Arabic numerals and Indic charactersThaana represents vowels with Arabic-style diacritics rather than full lettersDhivehi retains several archaic Sinhala features lost in contemporary SinhalaLexicon shows strong influence from Arabic and Persian due to centuries of seafaring and Islamic scholarshipOne of the smallest Indo-Aryan languages by speaker population but with a long recorded literary tradition reaching back to the 12th century. |
| Sample phrase | އެޗެއިން، ކާމެތި ހަމާކުން؟ |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Dhivehi, Divehi, Maldivian language, identified by the code div, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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