National Language Academy has started working on assigning local names in the Dhivehi language to the state institutes.

Speaking at the International Mother Language Day function, President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih said that the Language Academy is preparing a list of Dhivehi names for the state institutes.

At the ceremony last night, the President of the Language Academy, Ashraf Ali, said that although Dhivehi names would be assigned to the state institutes and offices, the current English names would be used as well.

He said that they are also working to assign Dhivehi names for courts as well.