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MVF ISO 639-3

Mongolian, Peripheral

A language of China

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Inner Mongolian, Menggu, Monggol, Mongol, Southern-Eastern Mongolian
Population
3,380,000 in China (1982). Population includes 299,000 Chakhar, 317,000 Bairin, 1,347,000 Khorchin (Horchin), 593,00 Kharchin (Harchin), 123,000 Ordos, 34,000 Ejine. 2,500,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 5,980,000 (2010 census). Includes China Buriat [bxu], Kalmyk-Oirat [xal], Katso [kaf], Narua [nru], and Tuvan [tyv] languages.
Location:
Nei Mongol Autonomous Region; Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Urumchi to Hailar.
Language Status
6b (Threatened). Language of recognized nationality: Mongolian.
Classification
Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Mongolian Proper
Dialects
Chahar (Chaha’er, Chakhar, Qahar), Ordos (E’erduos), Tumut (Tumet), Shilingol, Ulanchab (Mingan, Urat), Jo-Uda (Bairin, Balin, Keshikten, Naiman), Jostu (Eastern Tumut, Ke’erqin, Kharachin, Kharchin, Kharchin-Tumut), Jirim (Gorlos, Jalait, Kalaqin, Khorchin), Ejine, Ujumchin. Largely intelligible of Halh Mongolian [khk], but there are phonological and important loanword differences. A member of macrolanguage Mongolian [mon].
Typology
SOV.
Language Use
Chinese living in the area can also speak it. All domains. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Also use Kazakh [kaz]. Also use Mandarin Chinese [cmn]. Also use Uyghur [uig]. Used as L2 by Daur [dta], Evenki [evn], Kalmyk-Oirat [xal], Oroqen [orh], Tuvan [tyv].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 71%. Newspapers. Periodicals. Radio. TV. Grammar. NT: 1952–2003.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mongolian, Peripheral
Writing
Mongolian script [Mong]. Phags-pa script [Phag], no longer in use.
Other Comments
Includes China Buriat [bxu], Tuvan [tyv], Kalmyk-Oirat [xal], and speakers of other varieties. In Xinjiang, Torgut, Oold, Korbet, and Hoshut peoples are known as the Four tribes of Oirat. Buddhist, traditional religion.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Mongolian, Peripheral
Location
Bayanhongor, Dornod, Dornogovi, Govi-Altay, Omnogovi, and Suhbaatar provinces: except Choybalsan area in Dornod; south and southeast China border area.
Dialects
Ujumchin (Ujumuchin, Uzemchin), Jostu (Kharachin, Kharchin), Tumut (Tumet), Jirim (Khorchin), Urat, Ordos.
Language Status
5 (Developing)
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Location: Nei Mongol Autonomous Region; Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region; Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning provinces, and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Urumchi to Hailar.