######################################################################## # BGN/PCGN 1988 System # # This romanization system supersedes the one which was approved by # the BGN and the PCGN in 1972. This official system was submitted # to the PCGN by the Maldivian government in 1987. Its application # to date has been limited because of the paucity of geographic # names source materials in Maldivian script. # # Originally prepared by Michael Everson <everson@evertype.com> ######################################################################## # # MINIMAL FILTER: Maldivian-Latin # :: [ހށނރބޅކއވމފދތލގޏސޑޒޓޔޕޖޗަާިީުޫެޭޮޯް]; :: NFD (NFC) ; # ######################################################################## ######################################################################## # # Rules moved to front to avoid masking # ######################################################################## ######################################################################## # # BGN Page 71 Rule 3: # # The character އ is not romanized. If it bears a vowel character, that # vowel character alone is romanized. If it does not bear a vowel # character, the romanized value of the following consonant character # is doubled. # ######################################################################## # އަ → a ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + ABAFILI އާ → aa ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + AABAAFILI އި → i ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + IBIFILI އީ → ee ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + EEBEEFILI އު → u ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + UBUFILI އޫ → oo ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + OOBOOFILI އެ → e ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + EBEFILI އޭ → ey ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + EYBEYFILI އޮ → o ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + OBOFILI އޯ → oa ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + OABOAFILI އހ → hh ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + HAA އށ → shsh ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + SHAVIYANI އނ → nn ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + NOONU އރ → rr ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + RAA އބ → bb ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + BAA އޅ → lhlh ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + LHAVIYANI އކ → kk ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + KAAFU އވ → vv ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + VAAVU އމ → mm ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + MEEMU އފ → ff ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + FAAFU އދ → dhdh ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + DHAALU އތ → thth ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + THAA އލ → ll ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + LAAMU އގ → gg ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + GAAFU އޏ → gngn ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + GNAVIYANI އސ → ss ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + SEENU އޑ → dd ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + DAVIYANI އޒ → zz ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + ZAVIYANI އޓ → tt ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + TAVIYANI އޔ → yy ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + YAA އޕ → pp ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + PAVIYANI އޖ → jj ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + JAVIYANI އޗ → chch ; # THAANA LETTER ALIFU + CHAVIYANI # ######################################################################## # # End of Rule 3 # ######################################################################## ######################################################################## # # Start of Transformations # ######################################################################## ހ → h ; # THAANA LETTER HAA ށ → sh ; # THAANA LETTER SHAVIYANI ނ → n ; # THAANA LETTER NOONU ރ → r ; # THAANA LETTER RAA ބ → b ; # THAANA LETTER BAA ޅ → lh ; # THAANA LETTER LHAVIYANI ކ → k ; # THAANA LETTER KAAFU ވ → v ; # THAANA LETTER VAAVU މ → m ; # THAANA LETTER MEEMU ފ → f ; # THAANA LETTER FAAFU ދ → dh ; # THAANA LETTER DHAALU ތ → th ; # THAANA LETTER THAA ލ → l ; # THAANA LETTER LAAMU ގ → g ; # THAANA LETTER GAAFU ޏ → gn ; # THAANA LETTER GNAVIYANI ސ → s ; # THAANA LETTER SEENU ޑ → d ; # THAANA LETTER DAVIYANI ޒ → z ; # THAANA LETTER ZAVIYANI ޓ → t ; # THAANA LETTER TAVIYANI ޔ → y ; # THAANA LETTER YAA ޕ → p ; # THAANA LETTER PAVIYANI ޖ → j ; # THAANA LETTER JAVIYANI ޗ → ch ; # THAANA LETTER CHAVIYANI ަ → a ; # THAANA ABAFILI ާ → aa ; # THAANA AABAAFILI ި → i ; # THAANA IBIFILI ީ → ee ; # THAANA EEBEEFILI ު → u ; # THAANA UBUFILI ޫ → oo ; # THAANA OOBOOFILI ެ → e ; # THAANA EBEFILI ޭ → ey ; # THAANA EYBEYFILI ޮ → o ; # THAANA OBOFILI ޯ → oa ; # THAANA OABOAFILI ް → ; # THAANA SUKUUN # ########################################################################