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The traditional Mongolian script, [note 1] also known as the Hudum Mongol bichig, [note 2] was the first writing system created specifically for the Mongolian language, and was the most widespread until the introduction of Cyrillic in 1946.
The word Mongol in various contemporary and historical scripts: 1.traditional, 2. folded, 3. 'Phags-pa, 4. Todo, 5. Manchu, 6. Soyombo, 7. horizontal square, 8. Cyrillic. Various Mongolian writing systems have been devised for the Mongolian language over the centuries, and from a variety of scripts.
The Mongolian Latin script (Mongolian Cyrillic: Монгол Латин үсэг, Mongol Latin üseg; Mongolian Latin: Mongol Latiin ysyg; Traditional Mongolian script: ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠯᠠᠲ᠋ᠢᠨ ᠦᠰᠦᠭ; IPA: [ˈmɔŋɡɔɮ ɮɑˈtin usəx]) was officially adopted in Mongolia in 1931.
The traditional alphabet has always been used there, although Cyrillic was considered briefly before the Sino-Soviet split. [134] There are two types of written Mongolian used in China: the traditional Mongolian script, which is official among Mongols nationwide, and the Clear Script, used predominantly among Oirats in Xinjiang. [135]
The Galik script (Mongolian: Али-гали үсэг, Ali-gali üseg) is an extension to the traditional Mongolian script. It was created in 1587 by the translator and scholar Ayuush Güüsh ( Mongolian : Аюуш гүүш ), inspired by the third Dalai Lama , Sonam Gyatso .
The Phagspa English pronunciation: ... "Mongolian script"; ... The order of Letters 1-30 is the same as the traditional order of the thirty basic letters of the ...
In March 2020, the Mongolian government announced plans to use both Cyrillic and the traditional Mongolian script in official documents by 2025. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In China, the Cyrillic alphabet is also used by Chinese for learning the modern Mongolian language, as well as by some Mongols in Inner Mongolia to demonstrate their ethnic identity.
This script then became the established writing system used for all Mongolian literature until the 1930s when the Mongolian Latin alphabet was introduced, which then in 1941 was replaced by the Mongolian Cyrillic alphabet. [2] Classical Mongolian was formerly used in Mongolia, China, and Russia. It is a standardized written language used in the ...