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Introduction Maldives Information Maldives Travel Tips Wonders of Underwater Maldives Information History Geography People Language ... Male the Capital Culture Environment Activities Culture ETHNICITY The origins of the Maldivian people are shrouded in mystery. The First settlers may well have been from Sri Lanka and Southern India. Some say Aryans, who sailed in their reed boats from Lothal in the Indus Valley about 4,000 years ago, probably followed them. Archeological evidence suggests the existence Hinduism and Buddhism before the country embraced Islam in 1153 A.D.Not surprisingly, the faces of today’s Maldivian display the features of various faces that inhabit the lands around the Indian Ocean shipping and maritime routes, the Maldives has long been a melting pot for African, Arab and South East Asian mariners. LANGUAGE The language of the Maldivians is Dhivehi, a language which is placed in the Indro-Indian group of languages. Dhivehi with its roots in Sanskrit and according to some researchers Elu, an ancient form of Sinhala, (spoken in Sri Lanka), is strongly influenced by the major lanuguages of the region. The language has been influenced heavily from Arabic since the advent of the Islam in 1153 and English in more recent times, especially since the introduction of English as a medium of education in the early 1960s.

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84. People And Culture (from Maldives) --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia People and culture (from maldives) Nearly all the people are ethnically Maldivian,a group of mixed Dravidian, Sinhalese, Arab, African, and other origins. http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-235256?ct=gen1

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Quick Facts 1. Geography Location 2. Climate and Weather 3. Clothing 4. Demographics ... 13. Communication Geography Location Southwest of Sri Lanka, on the equator. 26 main natural atolls comprising 1,190 coral islands make up the Maldives. Of these, about 200 islands are inhabited. Tourist resorts number 87.The archipelago is located south to south west of Sri Lanka and India. The length of the republic 820 kilometers and the breadth 120 kilometers. Of these, about 200 are inhabited, Tourist resorts number 87. Climate and Weather The Maldives is usually warm and humid throughout the year. Sunny days are around all year. Average temperature fluctuates between 24 and 32 degrees Celsius. For more details Click here Clothing Maldivians generally dress casually. T-shirts and cotton clothes are highly recommended. Modesty is encouraged and women should be careful not to offend local senses with overexposure. Demographics The population of the country is about 270,000 (1998 estimate). Though the origins of the settlement of the islands lie lost in time, there is evidence that the islands were inhabited 3000 years ago. The Silk Route and the Indus Valley Civilization appear to have played a significant role in the habitation of the country. Maldivians are normally very outgoing and hospitable.

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93. Country Study Maldives Social Studies maldives People History culture CIA The World Factbook maldives Adetailed look at the maldives including history, culture, political structure, http://www.archaeolink.com/country_study_maldives_history_c.htm

Maldives People History Culture Home Afghanistan Social Studies Albania Social Studies Algeria Social Studies ... Vietnam Social Studies You may find additional information about the country of your choice in the sections for Archaeology Anthropology or Ancient Civilizations Maldives Tourism Please Note: If you sometimes get an error message when clicking on a large text link, don't give up. Try the URL link instead. There are times when the large text link doesn't "take" for some reason, thus the built-in redundancy. Thank you. CIA - The World Factbook Maldives A detailed look at the Maldives including history, culture, political structure, economy and many other topics. - From US Central Intelligence Agency - http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mv.html Ethnologue report for Maldives Web page dedicated to the languages spoken in the Maldives - From SIL International - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Maldives

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95. Maldives People They rationalize Divehi culture and behaviour in terms of traits in Arab banished from Sri Lanka to the maldives, and they brought their culture, http://www.iias.nl/iiasn/iiasn5/insouasi/maloney.html

Where Did the Maldives People Come From? The Maldives consist of over 1000 small coral islands stretching over 764 km of the Indian Ocean west of Sri Lanka. The country is populated by roughly 180,000 people who call themselves Devehi(s) ('islanders'), and their language is Divehi, which is also the ethnographic term. These islands are grouped mostly into ring-like coral atols, and since atol is a Devehi word it should be spelled correctly with one l. Seafaring explorers of past centuries fancied that the shape of this chain of atols resembled a garland, and indeed on a map it does look like this. So the Archipelago came by the name mala div (garland island, a common word in Indian languages), and the name should properly be spelled Maladiv, not Maldive. By Clarence Maloney The Maldives people are a clear ethnic category, having a unique language derived from Sinhala but grafted on to an earlier Tamil base, and they have a homogeneous cultural tradition. In early medieval times they followed the Sri Lanka type of Buddhism, but in 1153 were converted to Islam by order of their ruler. There is another island located to the north of Maldives territory that belongs culturally to the Maldives, Minicoy (properly, Maliku), which because of events during the colonial period is now held by India as part of its Laksh- advip Island group. Most of the Maldives islands are tiny, less than a mile long, but Minicoy is the largest island populated by Divehi people. The Indian government does not allow foreigners to visit this island.

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Maldives: research perspectives Despite the fact that the Maldives were mentioned as far back as before the Christian era, they still remain a terra incognita for European scholars. Even in the last 150 years, although a few scientific expeditions have investigated the islands, the Maldives have mostly been the object of study of enthusiastic individual scholars. By Leonard Kulikov The leading (and, in fact, the only) authority on almost all aspects of Maldivian history and culture from the end of nineteenth century until his death in 1937 was H.C.P. Bell, the Archaeological Commissioner of Ceylon, who published three monographs and a number of articles on the Maldives (for his bibliography see H.C.P. Bell: Archaeologist of Ceylon and the Maldives, by B.N. Bell and H.M. Bell, Archetype Publications, 1993). The dearth of scientific resources is regrettable, since the Maldives have a rich history and a very idiosyncratic culture presenting genuine virgin soil to a number of groups of scientists: linguists, historians, anthropologists, and, as the recent excavations have demonstrated, archaeologists. Investigations on the Maldives were stepped up a little in the seventies but even nowadays the number of scholars engaged in these researches can almost be counted on the fingers of one hand. Unpublished manuscripts No scientific grammar of Maldivian has so far been published in any European language. Only a few conversational guides and short dictionaries for tourists have been issued. A comprehensive report of a linguistic expedition to the Maldives compiled by Sri Lankans (S. Wijesundera, G.D. Wijayawardhana, J.B. Disanayaka) and Maldivians (H.A. Maniku, M. Luthfie) is still unpublished. This is an almost unique situation since this is also the only official language of an independent state, but it should change in the very near future: S. Gippert-Fritz (Germany) and B. Cain (USA) are going to publish grammatical descriptions; and C.H.B. Reynolds (London) has prepared a Maldivian-English dictionary still remains unpublished.

97. Culture: South Asia : Hindustan Times.com Arts, culture and music of maldives The term bodu beru means a big drum, andlends its name to the famous music and dance form of maldives. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7598_1157507,001600840004.htm

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100. Newsfront - UNDP - United Nations Development Programme Pearl culture offers bright potential for the maldives. Monday, 25 August 2003Introduction of cultured pearls the maldives, the Indian Ocean island nation http://www.undp.org/dpa/frontpagearchive/2003/august/25aug03/

Hauling in pearl oysters (top); a diver gathers oysters. UNDP at work in Iraq In Brief Updates Let your friends know about Newsfront. Send Newsfront to friends. ... Subscribe to or unsubscribe from the free daily Newsfront service. Newsfront Pearl culture offers bright potential for the Maldives Monday, 25 August 2003: Introduction of cultured pearls the Maldives, the Indian Ocean island nation, is moving forward with the recent launch of a small-scale commercial operation, and the sector holds potential for creating new jobs and business opportunities. UNDP and Japan are supporting the initiative. For Maldivians, who have depended on the sea for ages for a living, pearl culture can be an addition to fishing and other marine-based livelihoods. After researching the potential of pearl culture in the mid 1990s, the Government and UNDP carried out a successful pilot culturing project on Vaavu atoll with support from the Japanese Human Resources Development Fund The Maldives Marine Research Centre carried out the project, which provided training in oyster culture, pearl seeding and culture, quality control, jewellery-making and marketing.

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