Clear script (Todo script)

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Clear script (Todo script) is a vertically written alphabetic script developed in the 17th century for writing Mongolic languages, particularly among the Oirat Mongols.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Clear Script 5
Clear Script (Todo script) 2
Clear script (Todo script) canonical 2

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mongolic script
alphabetic script
writing system
associatedPeople Oirats
associatedReligion Tibetan Buddhism
characterJoiningType cursive
derivedFrom Classical Mongolian script
designedToImprove orthographic regularity
phonological clarity
developedInCentury 17th century
hasAlias Clear script (Todo script) self-linksurface differs
Todo script
hasFeature distinct letters for vowel length
more consistent spelling than Classical Mongolian script
hasUnicodeBlock Mongolic languages
surface form: Mongolian
historicalUsageStatus historical script
primaryRegionOfUse Dzungarian Basin
surface form: Dzungaria

Republic of Kalmykia
surface form: Kalmykia

western Mongolia
surface form: Western Mongolia
scriptFamily Classical Mongolian script
surface form: Mongolian script family
scriptType alphabetic
stillInUseStatus limited contemporary use
timeOfOrigin mid-17th century
usedByEthnicGroup Oirat Mongols
usedFor administrative documents
literary works
religious texts
usedForLanguage Kalmyk language
Oirat language
usedForLanguageFamily Mongolic languages
writingDirection vertical
writingOrientation top-to-bottom

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mongolic languages writingSystemUsed Clear script (Todo script)
Classical Mongolian script relatedScript Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script (Todo script)
Old Uyghur alphabet influenced Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script (Todo)
Oirat language hasWritingSystem Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script
Oirat language historicallyUsedScript Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script
Oirat language associatedWithScriptReform Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script
Clear script (Todo script) hasAlias Clear script (Todo script) self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Clear script
Xibe script relatedTo Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script (Todo script)
Oirat people writingSystem Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script
Oirat Mongols usedScript Clear script (Todo script)
this entity surface form: Clear Script