Surat Tana is a way to write Indonesian and Malay with the Maldivian Thaana script devised by Xavier Merica, who found that script fit those languages well, and resembles a shorthand version of the Jawi script (the Arabic script for Malay and Indonesian).
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ސެމުއަ އޮރަޱް ޑިލަހިރްކަން މެރްޑެކަ ޑަން މެމްޕުޏައި މަރްޓަބަޓް ޑަން ހަކް-ހަކް ޔަޱް ސަމަ. މެރެކަ ޑިކަރުނިއައި އަކަލް ޑަން ހަޓި ނުރަނި ޑަން ހެންޑަކްޏަ ބެރްގައުލް ސަޓު ސަމަ ލައިމް ޑަލަމް ސެމަޱަޓް ޕެރްސައުޑަރައަން.
Semua orang dilahirkan merdeka dan mempunyai martabat dan hak-hak yang sama. Mereka dikaruniai akal dan hati nurani dan hendaknya bergaul satu sama lain dalam semangat persaudaraan.
ެމުއަ މަނުސިއަ ޑިލަހިރްކަން ބެބަސް ޑަން ސަމަރަޓަ ޑަރި ސެގި ކެމުލިއައަން ޑަން ހަކް-ހަކް. މެރެކަ މެމްޕުޏައި ޕެމިކިރަން ޑަން ޕެރަސައަން ހަޓި ޑަން ހެންޑަކްލަހް ބެރްޓިންޑަކް ޑި އަންޓަރަ ސަޓު ސަމަ ލައިން ޑެޱަން ސެމަޱަޓް ޕެރްސައުޑަރައަން.
Semua manusia dilahirkan bebas dan samarata dari segi kemuliaan dan hak-hak. Mereka mempunyai pemikiran dan perasaan hati dan hendaklah bertindak di antara satu sama lain dengan semangat persaudaraan.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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