Divehi

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Divehi
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:language
gptkbp:alphabet gptkb:Thaana
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Singaporean
gptkb:Dhivehi
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Sinhalese
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Elu_Prakrit
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature retroflex consonants
Thaana script numerals used as letters
prenasalized stops
gptkbp:firstWrittenRecordsDateTo 12th century
gptkbp:hasDialects gptkb:Addu_dialect
gptkb:Huvadhu_dialect
gptkb:Malé_dialect
gptkb:Mulaku_dialect
gptkb:Fuvahmulah_dialect
gptkbp:hasLoanwordsFrom gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkb:Persian
gptkb:Tamil
gptkb:Urdu
English
Portuguese
gptkbp:hasPhonemicVowelLength yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Divehi
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code dv
gptkbp:ISO639-3 div
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Indo-Aryan
gptkbp:numberOfSpeakers about 340,000
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Maldives
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Maldives_Academy_of_Dhivehi_Language
gptkbp:spokenIn gptkb:Maldives
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:literature
gptkb:media
gptkb:public_administration
education
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Thaana_script
right-to-left
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Laccadive,_Minicoy_and_Amindivi_Islands
gptkb:Maldivian_(Mahl)
gptkb:Minicoy_Tehsil
gptkb:South_Asian_diaspora
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7