Language code: dv
Technical information about ISO 639 language code dv
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The table below provides technical details for the Divehi language, designated by the dv code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Divehi Native ދިވެހި |
| Family | Indo-Aryan |
| Scripts | |
| Text direction | Right-to-Left |
| Language varieties | MaléHuvadhuAdduMulakuMaliku |
| Related languages | SinhalaMarathiKonkani |
| Key facts | Uses the right-to-left Thaana scriptThaana letters evolved from Arabic numerals combined with consonant diacriticsKeeps several archaic Indo-Aryan grammatical formsVocabulary shows heavy borrowing from Arabic, Persian, Portuguese and EnglishEmploys distinct speech-level suffixes to mark politeness and social hierarchy |
| Sample phrase | އިސްތިޔާ، ކިހިނެއް؟ |
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Divehi (also known as Maldivian) belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It is the official language of the Maldives. It is written using the Thaana script. It is estimated that there are more than 300,000 speakers worldwide.
Language presence globally
Speakers
375K
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Divehi speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
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- What is Localizely?
- Getting started
- Localization workflow
- Translation editor
- Flutter Over-the-Air updates
- Flutter In-Context Editing
- Project branching
- Professional translation services
- Machine Translation
- AI Translation
- Translation Memory
- Glossary
- Reports and statistics
- Figma integration
- AWS S3 integration
- GitHub integration
- GitLab integration
- Bitbucket integration
- CLI
- Configuration file
- Supported file formats
- Language & Country Codes
- Referral Program
- I18N Questions
- FAQ