Dhives Akuru
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Dhives Akuru is an ancient script formerly used to write the Maldivian Dhivehi language before its replacement by the modern Thaana script.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Buddhism in the Maldives
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early Islam in the Maldives ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of Maldivian cultural heritage ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Grantha script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Indian Ocean
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ⓘ
South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Divehi Akuru
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Dives Akuru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
consonant letters
ⓘ
independent vowels ⓘ numerals ⓘ punctuation marks ⓘ vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasConsonantVowelStructure | consonant letters with inherent vowel ⓘ |
| hasNumeralSystem | own set of numerals ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
Maldivian studies
ⓘ
historical linguistics ⓘ palaeography ⓘ |
| hasScriptCodeStatus | no ISO 15924 code as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not encoded in Unicode as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasVowelNotation | vowel signs modifying consonants ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemType | alphasyllabary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-modern Maldives ⓘ |
| influencedBy | South Indian scripts ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Thaana script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInLanguageBy | Thaana in Dhivehi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Brahmic scripts ⓘ |
| scriptStage | predecessor of Thaana ⓘ |
| status |
no longer in everyday use
ⓘ
studied by epigraphists and linguists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative documents
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inscriptions ⓘ religious texts ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ |
| usedIn | Maldives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
palm leaf manuscripts
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stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor |
Dhivehi language
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Maldivian royal chancery documents ⓘ Old Maldivian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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