Сонгодог монгол бичигийнхээ уламжилалыг хадгалая

Let’s Preserve the Tradition of the Classical Mongol Script!

Abstract

The Written Mongolian language originated from the ancient Uighur script, which originally contained only 14 letters. The Mongols adopted and modified it based on their own dialect, expanding it to a total of 123 syllabic letters by the beginning of the 14th century. A number of inscriptions, xylographs, and manuscripts written in this script have been preserved. Since then, the Mongols have continually refined the script, developing it into a comprehensive written language and producing hundreds of works, including Buddhist teachings, classical works of Buddhist philosophy, linguistic studies, historical records, legal texts, literature, and official records. All these documents are precious monuments of Classical Mongolian.
However, since the last century, there has been a tendency to alter the traditional orthography to reflect spoken pronunciation. As a result, the structure of roots, stems, suffixes, and affixes has been disrupted. It is therefore essential to preserve and strictly maintain the traditional orthography of Classical Mongolian.