Languages · Asia
What Language Do They Speak in the Maldives?
The official language of the Maldives is Dhivehi. In total about 2 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Dhivehi (98%) and English (75%).
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Frequently asked questions
What language do they speak in Maldives?
The official language of the Maldives is Dhivehi. In total about 2 living languages are spoken there, the most common being Dhivehi (98%) and English (75%).
What is the official language of Maldives?
Dhivehi.
Is English spoken in Maldives?
About 75% of people in Maldives speak English (291,643).
How many languages are spoken in Maldives?
About 2 living languages — #195 in the world for linguistic diversity.
Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT).