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==Dialects==

==Dialects==

The main [[dialect]] of Mongolian is the [[Khalkha]] (Халх, ''Khalkh'') dialect, which is used as the standard dialect in Mongolia. There are other dialects, such as [[Kalmyk]] (Хальмг келн, ''Khal'mg keln''), spoken in the European Russian republic of [[Kalmykia]], and [[Buryat]] (буряад хэлэн, ''Buryat kheleng''), spoken in the Russian [[Siberia|Siberian]] republic of [[Buryatia]].

The main [[dialect]] of Mongolian is the [[Khalkha]] (Халх, ''Khalkh'') dialect, which is used as the standard dialect in Mongolia. There are other dialects, such as [[Kalmyk]] (Хальмг келн, ''Khal'mg keln''), spoken in the European Russian republic of [[Kalmykia]], and [[Buryat]] (буряад хэлэн, ''Buryat kheleng''), spoken in the Russian [[Siberia]]n republic of [[Buryatia]].

==Writing Systems==

==Writing Systems==

Since the 1940s, Mongolian has been written in the [[Cyrillic]] alphabet. Before that, it was written in the traditional Mongolian alphabet, which is now making a resurgence. The traditional script is still used in [[Inner Mongolia]], a part of China. The traditional script is written vertically, from left to right. It was descended from the old [[Uighur]] script.

Since the 1940s, Mongolian has been written in the [[Cyrillic]] alphabet. Before that, it was written in the traditional Mongolian alphabet, which is now making a resurgence. The traditional script is still used in [[Inner Mongolia]], a part of China. The traditional script is written vertically, from left to right. It was descended from the old [[Uighur]] script.

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://omniglot.com/writing/mongolian.htm Omniglot Page on Mongolian]

*[http://omniglot.com/writing/mongolian.htm Omniglot Page on Mongolian]

[[Category:Altaic languages]]

[[Category:Altaic languages]]

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