Male Alphabet

I’m always curious about street signs and graffiti around the world. In the Maldives, I noticed a “new to me” script.

I don’t even know what this alphabet is called or what language it represents!

The sign you see with all the “things you can’t do” was posted outside the big mosque in Male. The Maldives have been a Muslim country since the 12th century.

I’m sure that foreign script is quite ancient, too, but I’ll have to research it later.Read more