Dhives Akuru
| Dhives akuru 𑤙𑤱𑤩𑤵𑤭𑤱 𑤀𑤌𑤳𑤧𑤳 | |
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'Divehi akuru' in modern dives akuru script | |
| Script type | |
Period | 9th-10th centuries CE (earliest attestation) to 1927 |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Maldivian |
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| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Diak (342), Dives Akuru |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Dives Akuru |
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| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
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.