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Spoken living languages
BURIAT, MONGOLIA
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[BXM] 64,900 (1995), 2.5% of the population (1985
estimate). Northeast, especially bordering Buryat ASSR. Alternate names: BURYAT, BURIAT-MONGOLIAN, NORTHERN MONGOLIAN,
MONGOLIAN BURIAT, BUR:AAD. Dialects:
KHORI, AGA. Classification:
Altaic, Mongolian, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Buriat.
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CHINESE, MANDARIN
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[CHN] 35,000 in Mongolia (1993 Johnstone), including
2,000 Qotong (1982 estimate). Northwestern Mongolia, Uvs Aimag. Alternate
names: HOTON, QOTONG, HUI-ZU, HUI, XUI, NORTHERN CHINESE, MANDARIN,
HYTAD. Classification: Sino-Tibetan, Chinese.
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DARKHAT
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[DAY] 4,500 (1956 census). Hövsgöl Aimag, north
Mongolia, around Lake Khubsugul. Classification:
Altaic, Mongolian, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Oirat-Kalmyk-Darkhat.
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EVENKI
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[EVN] 1,000 in Mongolia (1995 M. Krauss). Selenge
Aimag, north Mongolia. Alternate
names: KHAMNIGAN, TUNGUS, SOLON. Classification:
Altaic, Tungus, Northern, Evenki.
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KALMYK-OIRAT
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[KGZ] 205,500 in Mongolia, including 139,000 Oirat,
55,100 Dorbot, 11,400 Torgut. Alternate
names: OIRAT, WESTERN MONGOL. Dialects:
JAKHACHIN, BAYIT, MINGAT, OLOT (ÖÖLD, ELYUT, ELEUTH), KHOSHUT (KHOSHUUD),
URIANKHAI, KHOTON (HOTON). Classification:
Altaic, Mongolian, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Oirat-Kalmyk-Darkhat.
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KAZAKH
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[KAZ] 120,000 (1993 Johnstone), 4% of population in
Mongolia (1991). Bayan-Olgiy Aimag, northwest Mongolia, mining communities
east of the capital, and in far east around Choibalsan. Alternate names: KAZAKHI, QAZAQ, QAZAQI, KAZAX, KAISAK, KOSACH. Classification:
Altaic, Turkic, Western, Aralo-Caspian.
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MONGOLIAN, HALH
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[KHK] 2,329,000 in Mongolia (1995), 89.7% of the
population, including 32,300 Dariganga. Population total all countries
2,330,000. Alternate names: HALH,
KHALKHA MONGOLIAN, MONGOL, CENTRAL MONGOLIAN. Dialects: HALH (KHALKHA), DARIGANGA, KHOTOGOIT, SARTUL, TSONGOL. Classification:
Altaic, Mongolian, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Mongolian
Proper.
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MONGOLIAN, PERIPHERAL
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[MVF] Alternate
names: SOUTHERN-EASTERN MONGOLIAN. Dialects:
UJUMCHIN (UZEMCHIN, UJUMUCHIN), JOSTU (KHARCHIN, KHARACHIN), TUMUT (TUMET),
JIRIM (KHORCHIN), URAT, ORDOS. Classification:
Altaic, Mongolian, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Mongolian
Proper.
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RUSSIAN
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[RUS] 4,000 in Mongolia (1993 Johnstone). Alternate
names: RUSSKI. Classification:
Indo-European, Slavic, East.
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TUVIN
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[TUN] 27,000 (1993 Johnstone), 1.3% of the population
in Mongolia (1985 estimate). Hövsgöl and Hovd Aimags, north and west
Mongolia. Alternate names:
URIANKHAI, URYANKHAI-MONCHAK, TUVINIAN, TUVA, TUBA, TANNU-TUVA, SOYON,
SOYOD, SOYOT, TUVAN, TUVIA, DIBA, KÖK, MUNGAK, TUVA-URIANKHAI,
TUWA-URIANKHAI. Dialects:
KOKCHULUTAN, KHÖWSÖGÖL UIGUR. Classification:
Altaic, Turkic, Northern.
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UYGHUR
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[UIG] 1,000 in Mongolia (1982 estimate). Hövsgöl
Aimag, north Mongolia. Alternate
names: UYGUR, UIGHUR, UIGUR, UIGHUIR, UIGUIR. Classification:
Altaic, Turkic, Eastern.
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