Easha Ismail_7E

  Giraavaru Culture Intro             T he Giravaru people are mentioned in ancient legends and local folklore of the Maldives.  Of the Maldivian population, there is a small minority called the “Giraavaru people” who are often considered to be the descendants of one of the earliest, if not the earliest stream of immigrants to the atolls who would have arrived long before the Legendary King Koimalaa Kalo. the Giravaru people are said to be the indigenous people of the Giravaru islands, part of the Maldives.  They were the earliest island community of the Maldives and their presence predates Buddhism in the Maldives folklores said that they believe to be Tamil people.                      A ccording to research done by Xavier Romero Frias, The Giraavaru origins are descendants of ancient  Tamils  from the southwestern coast  of  India  and northwes...

 Cultural aspects of Huvadhu Atoll Intro Huvadhu , Suvadive, Suvaidu, or Suvadiva  is the atoll with most islands in the world.  The atoll is located in the Indian ocean. It is south of the Suvaidhiva channel  in the Republic of  Maldives with a total area of 3152 km², of which 38.5 km² is dry land. The atoll contains 255 islands .  It is the second-largest geographical atoll in the country. Unique features of Huvadhu kandu This place is   the peak of a submarine mountain, and perhaps an atoll in the process of formation . This submerged bank is very difficult to spot for at its shallowest point there is a depth of 6 fathoms (12 m). It looks like a paler blue patch surrounded by huge expanses of the deepest ocean. dialect of Huvadhu atoll The inhabitants of this large atoll speak their own distinct form of the  Dhivehi language , known as Huvadhu  Bas. Huvadhu Bas is a language/dialect of the Maldivian language  ...