Writing Systems

Southern AltaiinMongolian

alt·MongAlphabetSingle-source attestation (AUX)

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Language
ISO 639-3altStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used3
Script
ISO 15924MongFamilyMongolian / UyghurOriginCentral AsiaDirectionVertical (LTR)StatusLiving scriptOpenType tagmong

Traditional Mongolian script, written vertically top-to-bottom. Descended from Old Uyghur (which descended from Sogdian). Still official for Mongolian in Inner Mongolia, China.

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