Why is Mongolia changing its alphabet?

On 1 February 1930, Mongolia officially adopted a Latin alphabet. On 25 March 1941, the decision was reversed. According to later official claims the alphabet had turned out to have not been thought out well. It was said not to distinguish all the sounds of the Mongolian language, and to be difficult to use.

Why do Mongolians write in Cyrillic?

Cultural centres must study and promote the Mongolian written heritage, an official statement said. Mongolia which is between Russia and China, adopted the Cyrillic alphabet in the 1940s as Moscow sought to control it as a buffer against Beijing. For many years Mongolia was seen as the “16th Soviet republic”.

Where is the old Mongolian script used?

Today, the old Mongolian script is used mostly in Inner Mongolia. It’s the region in Northern China on the Southern edge of the Gobi Desert. Shops names are written in the Old Mongolian Script, and most Mongolians use it in daily life. In Outer Mongolia, the country, the government abolished the old writing from Mongolian language use in 1941.

Why is the Mongolian language written in Cyrillic?

Because of its similarity to the Old Uyghur alphabet, it became known as the Uigurjin Mongol script. During the communist era, when Cyrillic became the official script for the Mongolian language, the traditional script became known as the Old Mongol script, in contrast to the New script, referring to Cyrillic.

Why did the Mongolian writing system change?

In Outer Mongolia, the country, the government abolished the old writing from Mongolian language use in 1941. Most people think it changed to bring the Mongolians closer to the Russians, as the Mongolian writing system was adapted to fit Cyrillic, the alphabet that the Russian language uses.

Is Mongolian written vertically or horizontally?

Traditional Mongolian is written vertically from top to bottom, flowing in lines from left to right. The Old Uyghur script and its descendants, of which traditional Mongolian is one among Oirat Clear, Manchu, and Buryat are the only known vertical scripts written from left to right.