What language do they speak in the Maldives?

The answer is Dhivehi, an offshoot of the Indo-Aryan language family (which contains over 200 languages spread over India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, among others). Dhivehi bears some resemblance to Sinhalese (the language of Sri Lanka), the two being quite separate from their continental relatives. This said, they are by no means the …

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