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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
The official and common language of Maldives is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_language '''Dhivehi''' or '''Maldivian'''], an Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Sinhala language of Sri Lanka. The first known script used to write Dhivehi is the eveyla akuru script, which is found in the historical recording of kings (raadhavalhi). Later a script called dhives akuru was used for a long period. The present-day script is called Thaana and is written from right to left. Thaana is said to have been introduced by the reign of Mohamed Thakurufaanu. | The official and common language of Maldives is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_language '''Dhivehi''' or '''Maldivian'''], an Indo-Aryan language closely related to the Sinhala language of Sri Lanka. The first known script used to write Dhivehi is the eveyla akuru script, which is found in the historical recording of kings (raadhavalhi). Later a script called dhives akuru was used for a long period. The present-day script is called Thaana and is written from right to left. Thaana is said to have been introduced by the reign of Mohamed Thakurufaanu. | ||
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'''English''' is widely spoken by the locals of the Maldives. Following the nation's opening to the outside world, the introduction of English as a medium of instruction at the secondary and tertiary levels of education, and its government's recognition of the opportunities offered through tourism, English has now firmly established itself in the country. | '''English''' is widely spoken by the locals of the Maldives. Following the nation's opening to the outside world, the introduction of English as a medium of instruction at the secondary and tertiary levels of education, and its government's recognition of the opportunities offered through tourism, English has now firmly established itself in the country. | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Arabic#Phonology '''Arabic'''] is the religious language of Muslims as well as the language of the Quran and Sunnah. Arabic is taught in schools and mosques, as Sunni Islam is the state religion. The Maldivian population has formal or informal education in the reading, writing and pronunciation of the Arabic language, as part of religious education. < | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Arabic#Phonology '''Arabic'''] is the religious language of Muslims as well as the language of the Quran and Sunnah. Arabic is taught in schools and mosques, as Sunni Islam is the state religion. The Maldivian population has formal or informal education in the reading, writing and pronunciation of the Arabic language, as part of religious education. <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> | ||
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