What writing system(s) does this language use?
The Mongolian Language uses primarily the Cyrillic alphabet, which is also used by Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian. It used a variety of other scripts over the years until it finally settled with Cyrillic in 1937, influenced by the U.S.S.R. The Mongolian-Cyrillic alphabet uses the following: Аа - а
Бб - b
Вв - v
Гг - g
Дд - d
Ее - e
Ёё - ё
Жж - dz
Зз - z
Ии - i
Йй - i
Кк - k
Лл - l
Мм - m
Нн - n
Оо - o
Өө - u ö
Пп - p
Рр - r
Сс - s
Тт - t
Уу - u
Үү - u ü
Фф - f
Цц - ts
Хх - h
Чч - ch
Шш - sh
Щщ - schsh
Ъъ - "
Ыы - i y
Ьь - '
Ээ - e
Юю - ju
Яя - ja j
The Cyrillic alphabet is still currently used.
How many people speak this language?
Around 5.7 million people speak this language in total.
Where is this language spoken?
Mongolian is spoken in Mongolia and in China (Inner Mongolia).
What is the history of this language?
Who are some famous authors or poets in this language?
What are some basic words in this language that I can learn?
Сайн байн уу - Hello ( formal )
Сайн уу - Hello ( informal )
Намайг ____ гэдэг - My name is ____
Би ____ ooc/aac/ээс/өөс ирсэн - I came from ____
хот - city
улс - country
Монгол хэл - Mongolian language
Би чамд хайртай - I love you
Тийм - Yes
Үгүй - No
Баяртай! - Bye!
What is a simple song/poem/story that I can learn in this language?
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