Dhives Akuru

Dhives akuru 𑤙𑤱𑤩𑤵𑤭𑤱 𑤀𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳
'Divehi akuru' in modern dives akuru script
Script type	Abugida
Time period	6th-8th centuries CE (earliest attestation) to late 19th century
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Maldivian
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Tamil Brahmi Pallava Grantha Dhives akuru
Sister systems	Malayalam script Tigalari script Thirke Saurashtra script
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Diak (342), ​Dives Akuru
Unicode
Unicode alias	Dives Akuru
Unicode range	U+11900–U+1195F Dives Akuru
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Dhives Akuru, later called Dhivehi Akuru (meaning Maldivian letters) is a script formerly used for the Maldivian language. The name can be alternatively spelled Dives Akuru or Divehi Akuru using the ISO 15919 Romanization scheme, as the "d" is unaspirated.