Romanisation of Maldivian
The representation of the Maldivian language in the Latin script varies from one scheme to another.
Major romanization methods
[edit]The following are the major romanisation methods for Maldivian:
Malé Latin
[edit]Malé Latin is a romanisation for Maldivian used as the official script from 1976 to 1978. It continues to be the most used method of romanisation for the Maldivian Language.
ISO 15919
[edit]ISO 15919 can be used to romanise Maldivian. Xavier Romero-Frias uses this scheme in his book The Maldive Islanders - A study of the popular culture of an ancient ocean kingdom.[1]
Table
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Thaana | Malé Latin | ISO 15919 | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| ހ | h | h | [h] |
| ށ | sh | ṣ | [ʂ] |
| ނ | n | n | [n] |
| ރ | r | r | [ɾ] |
| ބ | b | b | [b] |
| ޅ | l | ḷ | [ɭ] |
| ކ | k | k | [k] |
| ވ | v | v | [ʋ] |
| މ | m | m | [m] |
| ފ | f | f | [f] |
| ދ | dh | d | [d̪] |
| ތ | th | t | [t̪] |
| ލ | l | l | [l] |
| ގ | g | g | [ɡ] |
| ޏ | gn | ñ | [ɲ] |
| ސ | s | s | [s̺] |
| ޑ | d | ḍ | [ɖ] |
| ޒ | z | z | [z̺] |
| ޓ | t | ṭ | [ʈ] |
| ޔ | y | y | [j] |
| ޕ | p | p | [p] |
| ޖ | j | j | [dʒ] |
| ޗ | ch | c | [tʃ] |
Vowels
[edit]| Thaana | Malé Latin | ISO 15919 | IPA transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| އަ | a | a | [a] |
| އާ | aa | ā | [aː] |
| އި | i | i | [i] |
| އީ | ee | ī | [iː] |
| އު | u | u | [u] |
| އޫ | oo | ū | [uː] |
| އެ | e | e | [e] |
| އޭ | ey | ē | [eː] |
| އޮ | o | o | [o] |
| އޯ | oa | ō | [oː] |
References
[edit]- ^ Romero-Frías, Xavier (2003). The Maldive Islanders : a study of the popular culture of an ancient ocean kingdom (3rd rev. ed.). Barcelona: Nova Ethnographia Indica. ISBN 84-7254-801-5. OCLC 55679148.