Thaana

Thaana
ތާނަ
Thaana; ތާނަ
Script type	Abugida ; With no inherent vowel
Time period	17th century — present
Direction	Right-to-left script
Languages	Maldivian language
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Nabataean script Partially from Arabic Alphabet and Hindu-Arabic numerals Thaana; ; ; ; ; ;
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Thaa (170), Thaana
Unicode
Unicode alias	Thaana
Unicode range	U+0780–U+07BF
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Thaana, Tãnaa, Taana or Tāna ( ތާނަ ) is the present writing system of the Maldivian language spoken in the Maldives. Thaana has characteristics of both an abugida (diacritics, 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. Maldivian orthography in Thaana is largely phonemic.

Thaana ތާނަ

Script type	Abugida With no inherent vowel
Time period	17th century — present
Direction	Right-to-left script
Languages	Maldivian language
Related scripts
Parent systems	Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic script Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Nabataean script Partially from Arabic Alphabet and Hindu-Arabic numerals Thaana
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Thaa (170), Thaana
Unicode
Unicode alias	Thaana
Unicode range	U+0780–U+07BF
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.