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Maldives: A 16th century historical manuscript written in Thaana script, the present writing system of the Maldivian language

Thaana, Taana or Tna is the present 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.
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Title:
Maldives: A 16th century historical manuscript written in Thaana script, the present writing system of the Maldivian language
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Thaana, Taana or Tna is the present 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.
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4398 x 3316 px | 41.7 MB
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37.2 x 28.1 cm | 14.7 x 11.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY • 16TH CENTURY • ASIA • ASIAN • BOOK • LIBRO • MALDIVES • MALDIVIAN • MANUSCRIPT • SCRIPT • TAANA • TANA • THAANA • WRITING