Romanization of Maldivian

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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.

Example words
In orthography Meaning SADT Malé Latin Devanāgarī Wiki IPA
ޝަހަރު City śaharu Shaharu शहरु shaharu

See also[]

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