Maldivian
Indo-Aryan national language of the Maldives
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Maldivian is associated with a country, which is India[1].
The country in question is India[1], and it has a connection to Maldivian.
Maldivian has a link to this geographical location, specifically India[1].
This relationship between Maldivian and India[1] is a notable aspect.
Key Facts
- Ethnic group: Maldivians[3]
- Country: India[4], Maldives[5]
- Instance of: modern language[6]
- Subclass of: Indo-Aryan[7]
- Writing system: Thaana[8], Dhives Akuru[9]
- Commons category: Divehi language[10]
- Wikimedia language code: dv[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maldivian language[12]
- Number of speakers, writers, or signers: 340,500[13]
- Native label: ދިވެހި[14], ދިވެހިބަސް[15]
- Indigenous to: Kerala[16], Lakshadweep[17], Maldives[18]
- Exact match: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/DIV[19]
- Has grammatical case: direct case[20], genitive case[21], dative case[22], locative case[23], ablative case[24], instrumental case[25], comitative case[26]
- Ethnologue language status: 1 National[27]
Why It Matters
Maldivian has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Maldivian is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]