Maldivians

For information on the population of Maldives, see Demographics of Maldives.

Maldivians
Dhivehin
ދިވެހިން
Feyli (the ethnic attire of the Maldivian) was worn both by men and women in Maldives during the monarchy.
Total population
c. 378,114[1] (2018)
Regions with significant populations
 Maldives344,023 (2014)[2]
 Sri Lanka20,000 (2013)[3]
 India~15,000[a] (2011)[4][5]
 Malaysia1,500 (2008)[6]
 United Kingdom1,000 (2006)[citation needed]
 Singapore1,000 (2008)[6]
 Pakistan450 (2010)[7]
 Australia680 (2021)[8]
 Egypt150 (2011)[9]
 United States127 (2010)[10]
Languages
Maldivian (Dhivehi)
Religion
Sunni Islam[11][12][13]
Related ethnic groups
Sinhalese
Sri Lankan Tamils
a. ^ Excluding a smaller number of foreign nationals and ambassadors.

Maldivians (Dhivehi pronunciation: [diˈʋehiŋ]; Dhivehi: ދިވެހިން, romanized: dhivehin) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group and nation native to the historic region of the Maldive Islands, present day Republic of Maldives and the island of Minicoy in Union Territory of Lakshadweep, India. Maldivians share one culture and speak the Dhivehi language, which is a member of the southern group of Indo-Aryan languages.[14] For ethnographic and linguistic purposes as well as geopolitical reasons, anthropologists divide the Maldivian people into three subgroups.[15]

  1. ^ "Total Maldivian Population by Islands, Registered Population 2018" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives.
  2. ^ "Total Maldivian Population by Islands, Census 2014" (PDF). National Bureau of Statistics, Maldives.
  3. ^ "Sri Lankan govt distances itself from minister's "deportation"". minivannewsarchive.com. 20 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Maldivians in India and Sri Lanka want to vote in the Referendum". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.
  5. ^ Ethnologue. "India". Ethnologue.
  6. ^ a b "Sinhalaya's Coverage – Provincial Council Elections on 14th February". Sinhalaya.com. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Strategic Insight – Protests in the Maldives over settling 2 Guantanamo Bay terrorists". Policy Research Group. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Table 6 Australia Bureau of Statistics profile – Australian Bureau of Statistics". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013.
  9. ^ "HaveeruOnline: Maldives News, Sports, Travel, Business, Technology, Entertainment, Politics, and Breaking News". Haveeru.com.mv. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011.
  10. ^ Danico, Mary Yu (19 August 2014). Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. SAGE Publications. p. 1526. ISBN 978-1-4833-6560-2.
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  13. ^ "About the Maldives". Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the UN.
  14. ^ Cain, B.D. (2000). Dhivehi (Maldivian): A Synchronic and Diachronic Study (Ph.D. dissertation). Cornell University.
  15. ^ "maldives-ethnography.com". maldives-ethnography.com.


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