Maldivian language
Spoken language
Maldivian, also known by its endonym Dhivehi or Divehi, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the South Asian island country of Maldives and on Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep, a union territory of India.
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Region: Asia
Spoken by: Maldivians, South Asian Americans, Mahl people, and more
Early form: Old Dhivehi
Ethnicity: Maldivians
Language family: Indo-European > Indo-Iranian > Indo-Aryan > Southern Zone > Insular Indo-Aryan > Sinhalese–Maldivian > Dhivehi
Native speakers: 500,000 (2022)
Native to: Maldives; Minicoy Island (Maliku)