People of the Maldive Islands

according ancient appeared Arabic Asia atol became become Bell boat boys British brother Buddhist built called caste cause Century ceremony chief child coconut common culture dance derived Divehi early especially fandita father fish foreign four girls give given head important India Islamic islands jinnis katību Kēraļa kinds king land language later living Maldive Islands Maldives Maldivian Māle marriage married means Minister months mosque mother Muslim never North noted observed Ocean origin Persian person political population Portuguese prayers present probably Pyrard rank referred regarded remains residence rule seen ships Sinhala social society South South India southern Sri Lankā stone suggests Sulțān Table Tamil term trade traditional trees usually visited wear woman women wrote young