Buriat, Mongolia

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A language of Mongolia

ISO 639-3
bxm
Alternate Names
Buriat-Mongolian, Burraad, Buryat, Mongolian Buriat, Northern Mongolian
Population

45,100 (2010 census), decreasing.

Location

Northeast, especially Russian (Republic of Buryatia) border.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Altaic, Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Buriat
Dialects

Aga, Khori. Buriat in Mongolia is a variety of Khori and differs considerably from Buriat [bxu] of China and the Russian Federation. Influenced by and mutually intelligible with standard (Halh) Mongolian [khk].

Language Use

Also use Halh Mongolian [khk] as literary language.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: High in Halh Mongolian [khk]. Films. Videos. Grammar. Bible portions: 2004.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buriat, Mongolia
Writing
Cyrillic script. Latin script, used in 1930s. Mongolian script, used until 1917.
Other Comments

Some books in Buriat. Not a literary language in Mongolia. Traditional religion, Buddhist (Lamaist).