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Dhivehi Resource List

Hello!

➡ Do you want to learn Dhivehi but don't know where to start?

Then I've got the perfect resource list for you and you can find its link below!

Let me know if you have any suggestions to improve it.

Here is what the resource list contains:

• "Handmade" resources on certain grammar concepts for easy understanding.
• Resources on learning the script.
• Websites to practice reading the script.
• Documents to enhance your vocabulary.
• Notes on Colloquial.
• Music playlists
• List of podcasts/audiobooks And a compiled + organized list of websites you can use to get hold of grammar!

Join the South Asian Languages server for learning more about the Dhivehi Language: https://discord.gg/H2Cj6gP6RW

Happy learning!

Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: & How to Say Hello and Greetings.

Information

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_language

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Maldives

• https://www.travelonline.com/maldives/language

• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Dhivehi-language

• https://www.dreamingofmaldives.com/dhivehi-language-spoken-maldives-words.php

Grammar

• https://wikis.swarthmore.edu/ling073/Dhivehi/Grammar

• http://saruna.mnu.edu.mv/jspui/handle/123456789/12108

• https://www.pdfdrive.com/dhivehi-the-language-of-the-maldives-e176824362.html

• https://fr.scribd.com/document/408449248/Dhivehi-Grammar

• Dhivehi Grammar | PDF https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Dhivehi-language-%3A-a-descriptive-and-historical-Fritz/9449256a6400846e81d0cd67a36bae81173c4732

Reading

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_literature

• https://www.ohio.edu/fine-arts/sites/ohio.edu.fine-arts/files/sites/interdisciplinary-arts/files/Field/project_muse_789752.pdf

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342500779_Maldivian_Poetry_in_English

• https://twitter.com/mvpoetrysociety

• https://www.nie.edu.mv/index.php/en/resources/digital-stories

• https://www.unicef.org/maldives/stories

• Vaahaka

• https://archive.org/details/DhivehiBooksByVigani

• https://www.pdfdrive.com/dhivehi-the-language-of-the-maldives-e176824362.html

• http://books.novelty.com.mv/v2/downloads/dhivehi-digest05.pdf

Writing

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_writing_systems#:~:text=Dhivehi%20Akuru%20%22island%20letters%22%20is,written%20from%20left%20to%20right.

• https://omniglot.com/writing/thaana.htm

• https://www.maldivessecrets.com/post/how-to-read-write-thaana-dhivehi-script

• https://thatmaldivesblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/dhivehi-lesson-1-script-and-pronunciation/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldivian_writing_systems

• https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/1818288

• The Dhivehi Alphabet Explained (ދިވެހި އަކުރު) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkyHbJUH4Jc

Vocabulary

• https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/maniku/frontmatter/frontmatter.html

• https://thatmaldivesblog.wordpress.com/2016/10/29/dhivehi-vocabulary/

• https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/25207540.pdf

• https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dhivehi_phrasebook

• https://twothousandisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dhivehi-dictionary.pdf

• https://authorzilla.com/qDN5J/english-maldives-dhivehi-dictionary.html

• https://pdf4pro.com/amp/view/english-maldives-dhivehi-dictionary-6144.html

Websites

• https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/p/en/Dhivehi

• https://thatmaldivesblog.wordpress.com/learn-dhivehi/

• https://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Maldivian_Dhivehi.asp

• https://www.amazon.in/Learn-Dhivehi-Maldivian-Language-Speak-ebook/dp/B08MX4JPGK

• https://www.dreamingofmaldives.com/dhivehi-language-spoken-maldives-words.php

Apps

• Beginner Dhivehi https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.beginnerdhivehi

• Start from Zero_ Dhivehi https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shex.startfromzero_dhivehi

• Dhivehi M(A)L https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emm.app.masteranylanguage.dhivehi

• Oala https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oala

• Akuru Ahamaa https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dhivehi.listen.cover

• Akuru Kiyamaa https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.haashaviyani.read

Youtube Channels/Videos

• https://www.youtube.com/c/MaldivesSecrets

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRxmcG4XlqM           

• Learn Travel Maldivian Language 学习马尔代夫语 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqz7s9Zfo08

Online Dictionaries

• https://twothousandisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dhivehi-dictionary.pdf

• https://glosbe.com/en/dv

• https://wikis.swarthmore.edu/ling073/Dhivehi

• https://www.ats-group.net/dictionaries/dictionary-english-dhivehi.html

• https://www.worldcat.org/title/dhivehi-english-dictionary/oclc/774016756

• https://en.bab.la/dictionary/norwegian-english/dhivehi

• https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Dhivehi

Textbooks

• https://www.masteranylanguage.com/c/p/en/Dhivehi

• https://www.pdfdrive.com/dhivehi-the-language-of-the-maldives-e176824362.html

• https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/dhivehi-the-language-of-the-maldives_amalia-e-gnanadesikan/11663287/

• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344898827_Dhi-English_Influence_of_Dhivehi_language_features_on_the_English_narratives_of_Maldivian_ESL_learners

• https://www.nie.edu.mv/index.php/en/national-curriculum/student-books/key-stage-5-1/437-dhivehi-11-sb?path=student-books/key-stage-5-1

News Sources

• https://mihaaru.com/

• https://www.world-newspapers.com/countries/asia/maldives

• https://www.w3newspapers.com/maldives/

• https://thepress.mv/

• https://dhauru.com/

• https://mihaaru.com/

• https://avas.mv/

• https://huvadhoonews.com/

• https://aafathis.mv/

• https://adhives.mv/

Music Playlists

• Dhivehi Songs

• All Dhivehi Songs

• Dhivehi

• Dhivehi Reethi Lava

• Dhivehi Songs

• Dhivehi Hiphop

• Dhivehi Songs

• Maldivian/Dhivehi

• Dhivehi Songs

• Dhivehi Rap

Online Keyboards

• https://www.branah.com/dhivehi

• https://www.typingbaba.com/keyboard/online-dhivehi-keyboard.php

• https://vkboard.com/virtual-dhivehi-keyboard/

• https://typingkeyboards.com/dhivehi-keyboard/

• https://www.claviera.com/en/keyboard/dhivehi_keyboard.html

• https://www.lexilogos.com/keyboard/index.htm

• https://www.ats-group.net/keyboard/dhivehi.html

• https://gate2home.com/

Memrise Courses

• https://app.memrise.com/course/1602739/dhivehi-vocabulary/     

Sources

• https://polyglotclub.com/language/dhivehi/question/38687
• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V79t4aSpgyh-acajKoOK1GRndtGePoTkIixq76rNGpY/edit?usp=sharing

Other Lessons

• How to Say Hello and Greetings