Wikijunior:Languages/Mongolian
What writing system(s) does this language use?[edit | edit source]
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?[edit | edit source]
Around 5.7 million people speak this language in total.
Where is this language spoken?[edit | edit source]
Mongolian is spoken in Mongolia and in China (Inner Mongolia).
What is the history of this language?[edit | edit source]
Who are some famous authors or poets in this language?[edit | edit source]
What are some basic words in this language that I can learn?[edit | edit source]
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?[edit | edit source]
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