Countries
China, Mongolia
  
China, Mongolia
  
National Language
China, Mongolia
  
China, Mongolia
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
  
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
  
Interesting Facts
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  
Similar To
Turkish Language
  
Turkish Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
  
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
  
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
  
Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
  
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
  
How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
  
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
  
Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
  
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
  
Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
  
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
  
Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
  
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
  
Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
  
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
  
Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)
  
Хэрэв (Kherev)
  
Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
  
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
  
Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)
  
Баяртай (Bayartai)
  
I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
  
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
  
Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
  
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
  
Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian
  
Khalkha Mongolian
  
Where They Speak
Mongolia
  
Mongolia
  
Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian
  
Ordos Mongolian
  
Where They Speak
Mongolia
  
Mongolia
  
Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian
  
Khorchin Mongolian
  
Where They Speak
Mongolia
  
Mongolia
  
How Many People Speak?
5.70 million
  
99+
5.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.70 million
  
99+
5.70 million
  
99+
Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
  
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
French Name
mongol
  
mongol
  
German Name
Mongolisch
  
Mongolisch
  
Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
  
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Origin
1224-1225
  
1224-1225
  
Language Family
Mongolic family
  
Mongolic family
  
Subgroup
Mongolian
  
Mongolian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
  
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
  
Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
  
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
  
Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language
  
Mongolian Sign Language
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
mn
  
mn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mon
  
mon
  
ISO 639 2/B
mon
  
mon
  
ISO 639 3
mon
  
mon
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
mong1331
  
mong1331
  
Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b
  
part of 44-BAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available