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Maldivian English

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Maldivian English is an English dialect spoken in the Maldives, where it is predominantly used as a second language.[1]

Maldivian English
Native toMaldives
RegionSouth Asia
Language family
Indo-European
  • Germanic
    • West Germanic
      • Ingvaeonic
        • Anglo-Frisian
          • Anglic
            • English
              • British English
                • South Asian English
                  • Maldivian English
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
  • Proto-Germanic
    • Proto-English
      • Old English
        • Middle English
          • Early Modern English
            • Modern English
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
IETFen-MV


See also

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  • Commonwealth English

References

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  1. ↑ Meierkord, Christiane (March 2018). "English in paradise: the Maldives: English is rapidly establishing itself as a second language in a society transforming from fishing to tourism and trade". English Today. 34 (1): 2–11. doi:10.1017/S0266078417000475. ISSN 0266-0784.


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