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- Dhives_Akuru abstract "Divehi Akuru or Dhives Akuru (island letters) is a script formerly used to write the Maldivian language. This script was called "Dives Akuru" by H. C. P. Bell who studied Maldive epigraphy when he retired from the British government service in Colombo and wrote an extensive monography on the archaeology, history and epigraphy of the Maldive islands.The Divehi Akuru developed from the Grantha script. The early form of this script was Dīvī Grantha which was christened Evēla Akuru (ancient letters) by HCP Bell in order to distinguish it from the more recent variants of the same script. The ancient form (Evela) can be seen in the loamaafaanu (copper plates) of the 12th and 13th centuries and in inscriptions on coral stone (hirigaa) dating back from the Maldive Buddhist period.Like the native script of Sri Lanka and those of most of India, and unlike Thaana, Dhives akuru is descended ultimately from the Brahmi script and thus was written from left to right.Divehi Akuru was still used in some atolls in the South Maldives as the main script until around 70 years ago. Since then, use is purely scholarly, or by hobbyists. It can still be found on gravestones, and some monuments, including the stone base of the pillars supporting the main structure of The ancient Friday Mosque in Malé. HCP Bell obtained an astrology book written in Divehi Akuru in Addu Atoll, in the south of Maldives, during one of his trips. This book is now kept in the National Archives of Sri Lanka in Colombo.Bodufenvalhuge Sidi, an eminent Maldivian scholar, wrote a book called "Divehi Akuru" in 1959 prompted by then Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir, in order to clarify HCP Bell's errors. However, Maldivian cultural associations have not paid much attention to Bodufenvalhuge Sidi's work and keep perpetuating those errors.".
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- Dhives_Akuru children "Dhives Akuru".
- Dhives_Akuru fam Aramaic_alphabet.
- Dhives_Akuru fam Brāhmī_script.
- Dhives_Akuru fam Malayalam_alphabet.
- Dhives_Akuru fam Phoenician_alphabet.
- Dhives_Akuru fam Proto-Sinaitic_script.
- Dhives_Akuru fam "Southern branch".
- Dhives_Akuru hasPhotoCollection Dhives_Akuru.
- Dhives_Akuru languages Maldivian_language.
- Dhives_Akuru name "Dhives Akuru".
- Dhives_Akuru type Abugida.
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- Dhives_Akuru subject Category:Maldivian_scripts.
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- Dhives_Akuru type DramaticComposition107007684.
- Dhives_Akuru type MaldivianScripts.
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- Dhives_Akuru type Script107009946.
- Dhives_Akuru type Writing106359877.
- Dhives_Akuru type Writing106362953.
- Dhives_Akuru type WrittenCommunication106349220.
- Dhives_Akuru comment "Divehi Akuru or Dhives Akuru (island letters) is a script formerly used to write the Maldivian language. This script was called "Dives Akuru" by H. C. P. Bell who studied Maldive epigraphy when he retired from the British government service in Colombo and wrote an extensive monography on the archaeology, history and epigraphy of the Maldive islands.The Divehi Akuru developed from the Grantha script.".
- Dhives_Akuru label "Dhives Akuru".
- Dhives_Akuru label "Escrita Dhives Akuru".
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- Dhives_Akuru depiction Div_ak02.PNG.
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