Mahls

E31977
Maldivian ethnic group ethnic group

Mahls are a Maldivian-origin ethnic group primarily inhabiting India’s Lakshadweep islands, known for their Dhivehi-based Mahl language and Islamic maritime culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mahl 2
Mahls canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Maldivian ethnic group ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedIsland Minicoy Island ⓘ
associatedIslandGroup Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ
surface form: Lakshadweep Islands
country India ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Maldives ⓘ
culturalPractice Islamic maritime traditions ⓘ
culturalSphere Indian Ocean maritime culture ⓘ
ethnicLanguage Mahl language ⓘ
ethnicLanguageBasis Dhivehi language ⓘ
ethnicLanguageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
ethnoLinguisticRelation Maldivians ⓘ
surface form: Dhivehi people

Maldivians ⓘ
geographicProximity Maldives ⓘ
languageStatus minority language in India ⓘ
minorityStatus ethnic minority in India ⓘ
primaryLocation India ⓘ
Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) ⓘ
surface form: Lakshadweep
recognizedAs Scheduled Tribe in India ⓘ
region Arabian Sea ⓘ
Laccadive Sea ⓘ
relatedLanguage Maldivian language ⓘ
Standard Dhivehi ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
religionBranch Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousMajorityStatus Muslim majority community in Lakshadweep ⓘ
traditionalOccupation fishing ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ
writingSystem Thaana script ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep) → majorEthnicGroup → Mahls ⓘ
Kiltan → hasEthnicGroup → Mahls ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahl
Kiltan → hasLanguage → Mahls ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mahl