Thaana
| Thaana ތާނަ | |
|---|---|
| Script type | With no inherent vowel |
Period | 17th century — present |
| Direction | Right-to-left script |
| Languages | Maldivian language |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Thaa (170), Thaana |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Thaana |
| U+0780–U+07BF | |
Thaana, Tãna, 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.