Classical Mongolian script

E66148

Mongolic script alphabet writing system

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.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Mongolian script	17
Classical Mongolian script canonical	6
Traditional Mongolian script	4
Classical Mongolian	3
Classical Mongolian language	1
Manchu script	1
Mongolian script family	1
Mongolic scripts	1
Old Mongolian script	1
Traditional Mongolian alphabet	1
traditional Mongolian script	1
vertical Mongolian script	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mongolic script ⓘ alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Classical Mongolian script ⓘ surface form: traditional Mongolian script Classical Mongolian script ⓘ surface form: vertical Mongolian script
ancestorScript	Old Uyghur alphabet ⓘ surface form: Old Uyghur script
derivedFrom	Old Uyghur alphabet ⓘ
hasFeature	letters change shape depending on position in word ⓘ 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 ⓘ
indirectAncestorScript	Sogdian alphabet ⓘ surface form: Sogdian script Syriac alphabet ⓘ surface form: Syriac script
ISO15924Code	Mong ⓘ
officialStatus	official script for Mongolian in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ
relatedScript	Clear script (Todo script) ⓘ surface form: Clear Script (Todo script) Manchu script ⓘ Xibe script ⓘ
replacedBy	Cyrillic script in Mongolia (20th century) ⓘ
scriptType	alphabetic ⓘ cursive ⓘ
timePeriod	developed in the 13th century ⓘ remains in use in the 21st century in Inner Mongolia ⓘ used throughout the Mongol Empire period ⓘ
UnicodeBlock	Mongolian (U+1800–U+18AF) ⓘ
usedBy	Mongol Empire administration (historically) ⓘ Mongolian Buddhist clergy (historically) ⓘ ethnic Mongols in Inner Mongolia ⓘ
usedFor	administrative documents ⓘ literary works ⓘ religious texts ⓘ royal decrees and charters (historically) ⓘ
usedForLanguage	Classical Mongolian script self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Classical Mongolian language Manchu language (historically, via adaptation) ⓘ Mongolian language ⓘ
usedInRegion	China ⓘ Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Inner Mongolia
writingDirection	left-to-right in column order ⓘ top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ
writingMedium	paper manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ wooden and metal seals ⓘ
writingOrientation	pages traditionally turned left like Chinese books ⓘ
writingSystemFamily	Aramaic-derived scripts ⓘ Uyghur-derived scripts ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

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

Mongol → traditionalScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

subject surface form: Mongols

Mongolia → writingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Mongolian script

Aramaic alphabet (historically) → ancestorOf → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

subject surface form: Aramaic alphabet

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Mengjiang → usedScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Mongolic languages → writingSystemUsed → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Mongolian script

Tungusic languages → writingSystemUsed → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Tungusic languages → writingSystemUsed → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manchu script

Classical Mongolian script → usedForLanguage → Classical Mongolian script self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classical Mongolian language

Classical Mongolian script → alsoKnownAs → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: traditional Mongolian script

Classical Mongolian script → alsoKnownAs → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: vertical Mongolian script

Northern Yuan dynasty → writingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Mongolian script

Great Khan → languageOfName → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classical Mongolian

Wikipedia puzzle globe → hasWritingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Manchu → influencedBy → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classical Mongolian

Buryats → historicalScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Sogdia → writingSystemInfluenced → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Evenks → usesScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Mongol Empire → officialLanguage → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Classical Mongolian

Sogdian alphabet → influenced → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Sogdian alphabet → influenced → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Mongolian alphabet

Old Uyghur alphabet → influenced → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Old Mongolian script

Old Uyghur alphabet → influenced → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

Sogdian language → influenced → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Tuvan → historicalScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Buryat language → historicalWritingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Oirat language → hasWritingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Clear script (Todo script) → derivedFrom → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

subject surface form: Clear script

Clear script (Todo script) → scriptFamily → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

subject surface form: Clear script

this entity surface form: Mongolian script family

Evenki language → writingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Manchu script → derivedFrom → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

Manchu script → closelyRelatedTo → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

Manchu script → scriptFamily → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolic scripts

Xibe script → relatedTo → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Biligtü Khan Ayushiridara → usesScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Traditional Mongolian script

Oirat people → writingSystem → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Oirat Mongols → usedScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

Jurchen script → replacedBy → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script

Jurchen script → relatedScript → Classical Mongolian script ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mongolian script