Eveyla Akuru

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Eveyla Akuru is an ancient script formerly used to write the Dhivehi language of the Maldives before it was replaced by the modern Thaana script.

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Eveyla Akuru canonical 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf script ⓘ
writing system ⓘ
associatedWith Maldivian culture ⓘ
countryOfUse Maldives ⓘ
derivedFrom ancient Brahmi-derived scripts ⓘ
geographicFocus Maldivian archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Maldives
hasUnicodeBlock no dedicated Unicode block as of 2024 ⓘ
historicalUse administrative documents ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
languageWritten Dhivehi ⓘ
region Indian Ocean ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
replacedBy Thaana script ⓘ
scriptAge ancient ⓘ
scriptDirection right-to-left ⓘ
scriptFamily Brahmic scripts ⓘ
scriptScope religious texts ⓘ
secular texts ⓘ
scriptType abugida ⓘ
scriptUserCommunity Maldivians ⓘ
status historical ⓘ
no longer in common use ⓘ
timePeriod medieval period ⓘ
usedBefore Thaana script ⓘ
usedFor writing Dhivehi language before adoption of Thaana ⓘ
usedIn Maldives ⓘ
writingMedium palm-leaf manuscripts ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ
writingSystemFor Dhivehi language ⓘ
writingSystemStatus extinct ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dhivehi language → historicalScript → Eveyla Akuru ⓘ