Romanization of Maldivian
The representation of the Maldivian language in the Latin script varies from one scheme to another.
Major romanization methods
The following are the major romanization methods for Maldivian:
SADT
The Standard Alphabet of Dhivehi Transliteration (SADT) is the standard alphabet for the romanization of Maldivian.
Malé Latin
Mālē Leṭin or Nasiri Latin was a popular romanization scheme for Maldivian used in 70s.
Examples
The following table includes examples of Maldivian words Romanized using the various systems mentioned above.
In orthography | Meaning | SADT | Malé Latin | Devanāgarī | Wiki | IPA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ޝަހަރު | City | śaharu | Shaharu | शहरु | shaharu |
gollark: Um. No?
gollark: The UK has a somewhat functional government-based one which at least manages to mostly work and burns somewhat less money.
gollark: America's healthcare system is really just very terrible right now.
gollark: Personally I would say that crime is mostly caused by bad material conditions, but not entirely.
gollark: People like having more things.
See also
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