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:
=Malé Latin=
{{main|Malé Latin}}
Mālē Leṭin or Nasiri Latin is romanization scheme for Maldivian used as the official script from 1976 to 1978. It continues to be the most–used method of romanization for the Maldivian Language.
=ISO 15919=
{{main|ISO 15919}}
ISO 15919 can be used to romanize Maldivian. Xavier Romero-Frias uses this scheme in his book The Maldive Islanders - A study of the popular culture of an ancient ocean kingdom.{{Cite book |last=Romero-Frías |first=Xavier |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55679148 |title=The Maldive Islanders : a study of the popular culture of an ancient ocean kingdom |date=2003 |publisher=Nova Ethnographia Indica |isbn=84-7254-801-5 |edition=3rd rev. |location=Barcelona |oclc=55679148}}
Table
=Consonants=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Thaana ! Malé Latin ! ISO 15919 ! Slovak{{efn|name=slovak|Used on the Slovak Wikipedia.}} ! IPA transcription |
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ހ
| h | h | h | {{IPA|dv|h |
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ށ
| sh
| ṣ
| s
| {{IPA|dv|ʂ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ނ
| n
| n
| n
| {{IPA|dv|n|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ރ
| r
| r
| r
| {{IPA|dv|ɾ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ބ
| b
| b
| b
| {{IPA|dv|b|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޅ
| l
| ḷ
| l
| {{IPA|dv|ɭ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ކ
| k
| k
| k
| {{IPA|dv|k|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ވ
| v
| v
| v
| {{IPA|dv|ʋ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | މ
| m
| m
| m
| {{IPA|dv|m|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ފ
| f
| f
| f
| {{IPA|dv|f|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ދ
| dh
| d
| d
| {{IPA|dv|d̪|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ތ
| th
| t
| t
| {{IPA|dv|t̪|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ލ
| l
| l
| l
| {{IPA|dv|l|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ގ
| g
| g
| g
| {{IPA|dv|ɡ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޏ
| gn
| ñ
| ň
| {{IPA|dv|ɲ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ސ
| s
| s
| s
| {{IPA|dv|s̺|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޑ
| d
| ḍ
| d
| {{IPA|dv|ɖ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޒ
| z
| z
| z
| {{IPA|dv|z̺|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޓ
| t
| ṭ
| t
| {{IPA|dv|ʈ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޔ
| y
| y
| j
| {{IPA|dv|j|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޕ
| p
| p
| p
| {{IPA|dv|p|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޖ
| j
| j
| dž
| {{IPA|dv|dʒ|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | ޗ
| ch
| c
| c
| {{IPA|dv|tʃ|}}
|}
=Vowels=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Thaana ! Malé Latin ! ISO 15919 ! Czech/Slovak{{efn|name=slovak}} ! IPA transcription |
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އަ
| a | a | a | {{IPA|dv|a |
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އާ
| aa
| ā
| á
| {{IPA|dv|aː|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އި
| i
| i
| i
| {{IPA|dv|i|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އީ
| ee
| ī
| í
| {{IPA|dv|iː|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އު
| u
| u
| u
| {{IPA|dv|u|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އޫ
| oo
| ū
| ó
| {{IPA|dv|uː|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އެ
| e
| e
| e
| {{IPA|dv|e|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އޭ
| ey
| ē
| é
| {{IPA|dv|eː|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އޮ
| o
| o
| o
| {{IPA|dv|o|}}
|-
| style="font-size: 300%; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal;" | އޯ
| oa
| ō
| ó
| {{IPA|dv|oː|}}
|}
References
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