Talk:Abdulla Afeef Didi

There is an incorrect use of the word 'Didi' (as used in the Southern Atolls of Maldives) in the heading of this article. Afeef was a notable, so Southern Maldivians would respectfully refer to him as only 'e Didi' (without the Afeef) in his absence. However, 'Didi' was only appended to traditional common names from the Arabic, like Hasan, Muhammad, Ahumad, Aysaa, Aaminaa, Faatumaa or to local adjectives like Don, Elha, Tuttu, and so on. Back then Southern islanders would give no other names to their children and would use always the same ones in rotation. But in the 20th century, when new Arabic names like 'Afeef' would begin to be used for children, the 'Didi' would not be appended to those names anymore. So it is incorrect to write 'Didi' after Abdullah Afeef. His local island name would be 'Elha Didige Ali Didige Afeefu' and his more formal one 'Abdullah Afeefu'. So the heading of this article is not accurate. Probably someone from Male' or a non-Maldivian created it.

The name of Afeefu's grandfather was Elha Didi from Hitadu, not Elhe Didi. 'Elha' means 'young' but 'Elhe' means pit or ditch. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mohonu (talk • contribs) 02:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

This page now redirects to Abdullah Afeef, as consensus is that was his preferred formal name. Content from this article has been merged into that one. Terraxos 02:43, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]