Body Parts

1. ބޯ

   boa

   Head

   Usage

   "Boa enburun" means dizziness. Point to your own head while showing this at a clinic

2. އިސްތަށި

   isthashi

   Hair

   Usage

   Used at a barber or salon

3. މޫނު

   moonu

   Face

   Usage

   The equatorial sun is fierce; useful when asking about sunburn

4. ލޯ

   loa

   Eye

   Usage

   Point to it if seawater or coral dust has irritated your eye

5. ކަންފަތް

   kanfaiy

   Ear

   Usage

   Use it to report ear trouble after a dive; do not descend if you cannot equalise

6. ނޭފަތް

   neyfaiy

   Nose

   Usage

   Also useful when explaining that a dive mask does not fit

7. އަނގަ

   anga

   Mouth

   Usage

   Written with a bare noonu (no vowel mark) before the voiced stop, the standard Dhivehi spelling for this nasal

8. ދަތް

   dhaiy

   Tooth

   Usage

   Point at the tooth while showing this; outer islands often have no dentist

9. ދޫ

   dhoo

   Tongue

   Usage

   The word that comes up when a doctor asks to see your tongue

10. ކަނދުރާ

    kandhuraa

    Neck

    Usage

    The outside of the neck; for pain on swallowing use karu. This word also uses the bare noonu

11. ކަރު

    karu

    Throat

    Usage

    The inside of the throat; "karu hikkun" is thirst

12. ކޮނޑު

    kondu

    Shoulder

    Usage

    Point to it when carrying dive gear has hurt it

13. އަތް

    aiy

    Hand / arm

    Usage

    One word for both hand and arm. "Aiy nulaa" = please do not touch

14. އިނގިލި

    ingili

    Finger

    Usage

    Covers fingers and toes alike; point if you need to be specific

15. މޭ

    mey

    Chest

    Usage

    Chest pain is urgent, and evacuation from an outer island takes time, so speak up early

16. ހިތް

    hiy

    Heart

    Usage

    "Hithuge bali" is a heart condition. The same word also means the heart in the emotional sense: "hithama jehey" is to feel content

17. ބަނޑު

    bandu

    Belly / stomach

    Usage

    "Bandugai rissaa" = my stomach hurts. The noonu takes no vowel mark here; the spelling with a sukun is wrong

18. ބުރަކަށި

    burakashi

    Back

    Usage

    The whole back — the easiest place to burn, so it comes up when asking someone to apply sunscreen

19. ފައި

    fai

    Leg / foot

    Usage

    One word for both leg and foot. "Faigai rissaa" = my leg hurts

20. ކަކުލު

    kakulu

    Knee

    Usage

    Easy to scrape on coral; such cuts infect quickly, so clean and dress them at once

21. ހަން

    han

    Skin

    Usage

    Used for sunburn, jellyfish stings and insect bites

22. ކަށި

    kashi

    Bone

    Usage

    "Kashi bindhun" is a fracture. The same word covers fish bones, so context separates the two

23. ލޭ

    ley

    Blood

    Usage

    "Ley aun" is bleeding; "leyge presharu" is blood pressure

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