| Classical Mongolian | ||
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| Spoken in | Mongolia, China, Russia | |
| Total speakers | extinct | |
| Language family | Altaic[1]
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| Language codes | ||
| ISO 639-1 | None | |
| ISO 639-2 | – | |
| ISO 639-3 | cmg | |
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Classical Mongolian is an extinct Mongolic language formerly used in Mongolia, China, and Russia. It is a standardized written language used in a number of written texts such as the translation of the Kanjur and Tanjur and several cronicles roughly between 1700 and 1900.[2] The term is sometimes also used to refer to any language documents in Mongolian script that are neither Pre-classical nor modern Mongolian.[3]
Notes
- ^ The existence of the Altaic family is controversial. See Altaic languages.
- ^ Janhunen, Juha (2003): Written Mongol: 32. In: Janhunen (ed.): The Mongolic languages. London: Routledge.
- ^ eg Linguist List entry for Classical Mongolian
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