Maldivian literature

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The first evidence of Maldivian literature is known as Lōmāfānu (copper-plate grants) from the 12th century. Lōmāfānu is in the oldest known written form of Maldivian.

Husain Salaahuddheen wrote Siyarathunnabaviyyaa . The poet Addu Bandeyri Hasan Manikufaan ranks as the most important major littérateur in the Maldivian language. Addu Bandeyri Hasan Manikufaan wrote Dhiyoage Raivaru. Other poets include Assayyidhu Bodufenvalhugey Seedhee (Bodufenvalhuge Sidi).

• H. Salahuddin
• Bodufenvalhuge Sidi
• Saikuraa Ibrahim Naeem
• Ibrahim Shihab
• Mohamed Amin Didi

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