Darkhat
A language of Mongolia
ISO 639-3: drh
This ISO 639-3 code has been retired after the publication of Ethnologue, 16th edition. For more information, see the code change history documentation.
| Population | 20,400 (2000). |
| Region | North Mongolia, around Lake Khubsugul, Hövsgöl Aimag. |
| Classification | Altaic, Mongolic, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Oirat-Kalmyk-Darkhat |
| Language use | Also use Halh Mongolian [khk]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: High in Halh. |
| Comments | One of the Oirat peoples. Influences from Oirat and possibly Buriat languages. Distinct from Darkhan, which refers to southern Khalkha people in Ulanchab League, Inner Mongolia, China, and to Khorchin people in eastern Inner Mongolia. |
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