Divehi
/ˈdiːvi/ /dəˈveɪhi/(also divehi, dhivehi)
noun
The Indo-Aryan language of the Maldives, which is closely related to Sinhala; = Maldivian.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute. From Divehi Divehi, Dhivehi Maldivian, perhaps originally lit. ‘(language of) island-dwellers’.