Wikijunior:Languages/Mongolian

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What writing system(s) does this language use?

The Mongolian Language uses primarly the cyrillic alphabet, which is also used by Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian. It used a variety of other scripts over the years until it finaly 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 are some basic words in this language that I can learn?

Сайн байн уу - Hello ( formal )

Сайн уу - Hello ( informal )

миний нэр ____ - My name is ____

Би ____ ooc/aac/ээс ирсэн - I come from ____

хот - city

Баяртай! - Bye!