Mongolian language
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Mongolian is the principal language of the Mongolic language family that originated in the Mongolian Plateau. It is spoken by ethnic Mongols and other closely related Mongolic peoples who are native t
Edict of Kublai Khan (1289). Only the 'Phags-pa script retains the complete Middle Mongol vowel system.
Nova N 176 found in Kyrgyzstan. The manuscript (dating to the 12th century Western Liao) is written in the Mongolic Khitan language using cursive Khitan large script. It has 127 leaves and 15,000 characters.
Mongolian script and Mongolian Cyrillic on Sükhbaatar's statue in Ulaanbaatar
Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet
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The Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet is the primary writing system used for the Mongolian language in modern Mongolia. It has a largely phonemic orthography, meaning that there is a greater degree of consi
Mongolian language
…Mongolian in the state of Mongolia is based on the northern Khalkha Mongolian dialects, which include the dialect of Ulaanbaatar, and is written in the Mongolian Cyrillic script. Standard Mongolian in Inner Mongolia is based on the Chakhar Mongolian of the Khalkha dialect group, spoken in the Plain Blue Banner, Inner Mongolia…
Cyrillic Script Monument erected under a joint Bulgarian-Mongolian project in Antarctica