monTechnical information about ISO 639 language code mon
The table below provides technical details for the Mongolian language, designated by the mon code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Mongolian Native Монгол хэл |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | KhalkhaChakharKhorchinOrdos |
| Related languages | BuryatOirat (Kalmyk)DaurDongxiangMonguor (Tu) |
| Key facts | Exhibits vowel harmony and a case system of about eight grammatical casesModern standard pronunciation is based on the Khalkha dialectTraditionally written with a vertical Uighur-derived script, still used in Inner MongoliaUses the unique Cyrillic letters Ү and Ө to mark front rounded vowelsVocabulary shows heavy historical borrowing from Tibetan, Chinese and Russian |
| Sample phrase | Сайн байна уу? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Mongolian language, identified by the code mon, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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