Classical Mongolian script
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Classical Mongolian script is the historic vertical writing system used for the Mongolian language, derived from the Old Uyghur alphabet and still employed in Inner Mongolia today.
Aliases (7)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mongolic script
→
alphabet → writing system → |
| alsoKnownAs |
traditional Mongolian script
→
vertical Mongolian script → |
| ancestorScript |
Old Uyghur script
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| derivedFrom |
Old Uyghur alphabet
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| hasFeature |
letters change shape depending on position in word
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letters have initial, medial, and final forms → ligatures for certain consonant clusters → shows vowel harmony distinctions → uses diacritics for some vowel distinctions → uses separate letters for vowels and consonants → written in connected strokes → |
| historicalUsage |
used as the primary script for Mongolian for several centuries
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|
| indirectAncestorScript |
Sogdian script
→
Syriac script → |
| ISO15924Code |
Mong
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|
| officialStatus |
official script for Mongolian in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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|
| relatedScript |
Clear Script (Todo script)
→
Manchu script → Xibe script → |
| replacedBy |
Cyrillic script in Mongolia (20th century)
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| scriptType |
alphabetic
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cursive → |
| timePeriod |
developed in the 13th century
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remains in use in the 21st century in Inner Mongolia → used throughout the Mongol Empire period → |
| UnicodeBlock |
Mongolian (U+1800–U+18AF)
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|
| usedBy |
Mongol Empire administration (historically)
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Mongolian Buddhist clergy (historically) → ethnic Mongols in Inner Mongolia → |
| usedFor |
administrative documents
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literary works → religious texts → royal decrees and charters (historically) → |
| usedForLanguage |
Classical Mongolian language
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Manchu language (historically, via adaptation) → Mongolian language → |
| usedInRegion |
China
→
Inner Mongolia → |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right in column order
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top-to-bottom → vertical → |
| writingMedium |
paper manuscripts
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stone inscriptions → wooden and metal seals → |
| writingOrientation |
pages traditionally turned left like Chinese books
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|
| writingSystemFamily |
Aramaic-derived scripts
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Uyghur-derived scripts → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Mongolic languages
("Traditional Mongolian script")
→
Tungusic languages ("Mongolian script") → Tungusic languages ("Manchu script") → |
writingSystemUsed |
|
Classical Mongolian script
("traditional Mongolian script")
→
Classical Mongolian script ("vertical Mongolian script") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Mongolia
("Traditional Mongolian script")
→
Northern Yuan dynasty ("Traditional Mongolian script") → |
writingSystem |
|
Aramaic alphabet
("Mongolian script")
→
|
ancestorOf |
|
Great Khan
("Classical Mongolian")
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|
languageOfName |
|
Mongols
→
|
traditionalScript |
|
Classical Mongolian script
("Classical Mongolian language")
→
|
usedForLanguage |
|
Mengjiang
("Mongolian script")
→
|
usedScript |