The modern Mongolian language was
established in 1924 under the Khalkha dialect, when it became the national
language. The traditional script of the Mongolian language is the Uighur
script. Under the Uighur script, it’s possible that each letter can have as
many as 3 different shapes depending on if the letter appears in the beginning,
middle region, or end of a word. Mongolia adopted the Latin alphabet in 1931
and the Cyrillic alphabet in 1937. In 1941, the Mongolian government passed a
law to abolish the Classical Mongol script and use the Cyrillic alphabet
instead. However, since 1994, there has been a movement attempting to try to
bring the Classical Mongol script back. The old script isn’t really covered in
schools in Mongolia. The main use for the old script is for decoration. It’s
common for poets, artists and calligraphers to use the old script in their
works.
Approximately 90% of the population
of Mongolia speaks in the Khalkha dialect and an additional 6 million people
speak it worldwide. English and Russian are the most common foreign languages
spoken in Mongolia, and an increasing number of Mongols are learning English as
well. Many Mongols work in South Korea, therefore Korean has become another
language that is common in Mongolia. Other languages spoken in Mongolia include:
Chinese, Japanese and German.
Vowels
Consonants
Consonant/Vowel Combinations
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