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Thaana, Taana or Tāna ( ތާނަ in Tāna script) is the modern writing system of the Maldivian language spoken in the Maldives. Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida (diacritic, vowel-killer strokes) and a true alphabet (all vowels are written), with consonants derived from indigenous and Arabic numerals, and vowels derived from the vowel diacritics of the Arabic abjad. Its orthography is largely phonemic.
The Thaana script first appeared in a Maldivian document towards the beginning of the 18th century in a crude initial form known as Gabulhi Thaana which was written scripta continua. This early script slowly developed, its characters slanting 45 degrees, becoming more graceful and spaces were added between words. As time went by it gradually replaced the older Dhives Akuru alphabet. The oldest written sample of the Thaana script is found in the island of Kanditheemu in Northern Miladhunmadulu Atoll. It is inscribed on the door posts of the main Hukuru Miskiy (Friday mosque) of the island and dates back to 1008 AH (AD 1599) and 1020 AH (AD 1611) when the roof of the building were built and the renewed during the reigns of Ibrahim Kalaafaan (Sultan Ibrahim III) and Hussain Faamuladeyri Kilege (Sultan Hussain II) respectively.
Learn Arabic on your iPhone https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/any1arabic/id776844545?mt=8 This amateur tutorial video is intended for beginners who wish to learn the Dhivehi Alphabet ('Haa-Shaviyani') and it provides practical instruction on how to write each letter in the Thaana script.
Learn Arabic with us! One step at a time. This lesson we learn ت، ث، and ج Taa, Thaa, and Jeem
Maldives Islands Travel - Kaafu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll (which includes the North Malé Atoll and the South Malé Atoll). It also has a number of uninhabited islands. Malé, capital of the Maldives is naturally located within the North Malé Atoll, but it is not part of the Kaafu administrative division. NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is fr...
Kaafu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll (which includes the North Malé Atoll and the South Malé Atoll). It also has a number of uninhabited islands. Malé, capital of the Maldives is naturally located within the North Malé Atoll, but it is not part of the Kaafu administrative division. NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is from North to South, beg...
Maldives Islands Tours - Kaafu Atoll is an administrative division of the Maldives. It consists of Kaashidhoo Island, Gahaafaru Atoll, and Malé Atoll (which includes the North Malé Atoll and the South Malé Atoll). It also has a number of uninhabited islands. Malé, capital of the Maldives is naturally located within the North Malé Atoll, but it is not part of the Kaafu administrative division. NOTE: Haa Alifu, Haa Dhaalu, Shaviyani, Noonu, Raa, Baa, Kaafu, etc. are code letters assigned to the present administrative divisions of the Maldives. They are not the proper names of the natural atolls that make up these divisions. Some atolls are divided into two administrative divisions while other divisions are made up of two or more natural atolls. The order followed by the code letters is fro...
This video will show you how to easily setup basic Dhivehi fonts, and type Thaana on Mac OS. It will also show you how to install the Radheef into the built in Dictionary app. The Links mentioned in the video: Link to Thaana Installer - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5385653/OSX%20Thaana.pkg Link to Radheef Installer - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5385653/OSX%20Radheef.pkg Alternative (newer) Font/Keyboard Installer: The guys over at Semicolon also created an installer for fonts/keyboard layout sometime after my version came out. Their version has more fonts and can be found in the link below. http://semicolon.com.mv/blog/dhivehi-on-mac-osx-lion-or-mountain-lion/ The installer and radheef packages are Open Sourced and can be found on my Github account https://github.com/kud...
Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nepali-alphabet/id1138311551 Google Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.webtechjapan.nepalialphabet Learn fun way to Nepali Alphabet for kids. रमाइलो तरिका बाट बच्चाहरु लाई नेपाली बर्णमाला सिकाउनुहोश! - Smooth lines सजिलो तरिकाले लाइनहरु कोरिएको - Easy to trace by finger औंला बाट लाइन कोर्न सजिलो - Letter sounds बर्णमाला उचारण गर्ने - Background music बर्णमाला मिउजिक भएको - Easy to understand बुझ्न सजिलो