Huvadhu dialect

E643361

The Huvadhu dialect is a regional variety of the Dhivehi language spoken in the Huvadhu Atoll of the Maldives, noted for its distinct phonological and lexical features compared to standard Maldivian.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Huvadhu dialect canonical 2
Huvadhoo dialect 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect ⓘ
regional variety of Dhivehi ⓘ
associatedWith Huvadhu Atoll culture ⓘ
belongsTo Maldivian language continuum ⓘ
comparedTo standard Maldivian Dhivehi ⓘ
linked to: Dhivehi language
country Maldives ⓘ
differsFrom standard Maldivian Dhivehi in lexicon ⓘ
standard Maldivian Dhivehi in phonology ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Huvadhoo dialect ⓘ
linked to: Huvadhu dialect

Huvadhu bas ⓘ
linked to: Addu bas
hasFeature mutual intelligibility with other Dhivehi varieties to varying degrees ⓘ
regional variation in lexicon ⓘ
regional variation in pronunciation ⓘ
hasLexicalFeature distinct vocabulary compared to standard Maldivian Dhivehi ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature distinct phonology compared to standard Maldivian Dhivehi ⓘ
hasStatus non-standard variety of Dhivehi ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Thaana script ⓘ
languageFamily Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ
Indo-European languages ⓘ
Indo-Iranian languages ⓘ
locatedIn southern Maldives ⓘ
partOf Dhivehi language ⓘ
Maldivian linguistic diversity ⓘ
region Huvadhu Atoll ⓘ
scriptDirection right-to-left ⓘ
spokenIn Huvadhu Atoll ⓘ
Maldives ⓘ
subclassOf Dhivehi dialect ⓘ
usedBy inhabitants of Huvadhu Atoll ⓘ
usedIn everyday communication in Huvadhu Atoll ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Dhivehi → hasDialect → Huvadhu dialect ⓘ
Addu dialect → relatedTo → Huvadhu dialect ⓘ
Huvadhu dialect → hasAlternativeName → Huvadhoo dialect ⓘ
linked to: Huvadhu dialect