This is a proposed alphabet that is meant to be used for writing of Maldivian. It is now in a very early stage of development, so some changes may occur to it in the future as the creator see fit. For any questions please use the email link below.

Divehi lātin alifubā/ދިވެހި ތާނަ އަލިފުބާ
The Maldivian Latin alphabet

Devised by: Michael Fustumum (michaelpeterfustumum(at)gmail.com)

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Latin letter

Divehi letter

IPA

1

A a

 އ

[ə~a]
2 Ā ā   [əː~aː]
3 B b ބ [b]
4 C c ޗ [t͡ʃ]
5 D d ދ [d̪]
6 Ḋ ḋ ޑ [ɖ]
7 Ḍ ḍ* ޟ [dˤ]
8 Ď ď* ޛ [ð]
9 E e   [e]
10 Ē ē   [eː]
11 F f ފ [f]
12 G g ގ [g]
13 Ǧ ǧ* ޣ [ɣ]
14 H h ހ [h]
15 Ḥ ḥ* ޙ [ħ]
16 I i   [i]
17 Ī ī   [iː]
18 J j ޖ [d͡ʒ]
19 K k ކ [k]
20 L l ލ [l]
21 Ḷ ḷ ޅ [ɭ]
22 M m މ [m]
23 N n ނ [n̪]
24 Ṅ ṅ ޱ [ɳ]
25 Ñ ñ ޏ [ɲ]
26 O o   [o]
27 Ō ō   [oː]
28 P p ޕ [p]
29 Q q* ޤ [q]
30 R r ރ [ɾ]
31 S s ސ [s̺]
32 Ṣ ṣ* ޞ [sˤ]
33 Š š* ޝ [ʃ]
34 Ŝ ŝ ށ [ʂ]/[ɽ]
35 T t ތ [t̪]
36 Ṫ ṫ ޓ [ʈ]
37 Ṭ ṭ* ޠ [tˤ]
38 Ť ť* ޘ [θ]
39 U u   [u]
40 Ū ū   [uː]
41 V v ވ [v]
42 W w* ޥ [w]
43 X x* ޚ [x]
44 Y y ޔ [j]
45 Z z ޒ [z̺]
46 Ẓ ẓ* ޡ [zˤ]
47 Ž ž* ޜ [ʒ]
48 ʕ ʕ* ޢ [ʕ]
  - އ -

*These letters are only used for transcribe words from foreign languages, mainly Arabic.

Text example
First article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Hurihā insānun ves ufanvanī, darajaāi ḥaqqutakugai minivankamāi hamahamakan libigenvā baʕegge gotugaʕeve. Emīhunnaŝ heyo visnumāi, heyo buddīge bāru libigenveeve. Adi emīhun ekaku anekakā medu muʕāmalāt kuranvānī, uxuvvatteri kamuge rūḥeggaʕeve.

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