 Raivaru

Raivaru is a type of Maldivian traditional singing, where letters are swapped to be sung in a certain melody without accompaniment.With the development of the Maldivian culture and the introduction of the ground rules of reading and writing (Adhabiyaath) and the improvement of the Dhivehi language, raivaru transformed from a simple to a very developed art and part of the Maldivian syllabus for learning of Dhivehi as a first language.