有史以來就有馬爾代夫漁民居住
根據馬爾代夫歷史, 查戈斯群島同係馬爾代夫係一個整體
只有19世紀既歐洲或非洲殖民者先區分"查戈斯群島"同"馬爾代夫"
In Maldivian lore the whole group is known as Fōlhavahi or Hollhavai (the latter name in the Southern Maldives Adduan dialect of Dhivehi). There are no separate names for the different atolls of the Chagos in the Maldivian oral tradition. The Archipelago as a whole, Maldivians say "Fayhandheeb". According to maldivian history, Maldives Archipelago consists of Mahaldheeb, Suvaadheebu and Feyhandheeb. [13]