Maldivian Linguistic Studies

About the Book:-This work, that originally appeared in the journal of the Ceylon branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (Volume No. XXVII), aimed to forward the understanding of the Maldivian Language, which at the time (1919) was very scant. The original study was in German and it was subsequently translated into English. In Maldivian language, there are several kinds of Tana writing; and we are inclined to think that the one at present used, was not so generally adopted until within the last fifty years, as many tombstones are evidently inscribed in a character differing from the Gabali-Tana: the letters at least have a different sound, and the signs used for vowels are different. In the Arabic, the multitude of inscriptions in the latter character is evidence that it was very extensively spread and known throughout the islands. Both of these characters were invariably carved in relief. The modern Arabic character was apparently introduced about the same time as the present native writing. The modern alphabet contains eighteen letters, and is called by the natives Gabali-Tana. There are some auxiliary letters in it, derived from the Arabic and Persian, in common. This book is a reprint of the 1919 edition, translated from the German by Mrs. J. C. Wills. It was first published in 1919 as extra number of the journal of the Ceylon Branch of Royal Asiatic Society. The book also contains eight plates to delineate the subject properly. About the Author:-Wilhelm Ludwig Geiger (1856 –1943) was a German Orientalist in the fields of Indo-Iranian languages and the history of Iran and Sri Lanka. He was known as a specialist in Pali, Sinhala language and the Dhivehi language of the Maldives. He is especially known for his work on the Sri Lankan chronicles Mahāvaṃsa and Cūlavaṃsa of which he made critical editions of the Pali text and English translations with the help of assistant translators.He was born in Nuremberg, the son of an evangelical clergyman, and was educated especially at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg under the Iranian scholar Friedrich von Spiegel. During his studies, he joined the fraternity Uttenruthia. After completing his Ph.D. thesis in 1878, he became a lecturer on ancient Iranian and Indian philology and then a master at a gymnasium. In 1891 he was offered a chair in Indo-European Comparative Philology at the University of Erlangen, succeeding Spiegel. His first published works were on ancient Iranian history, archaeology and philology. The Title 'Maldivian Linguistic Studies written/authored/edited by Wilhelm Geiger', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121237451 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 206 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-