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

North and northeast, especially Russian border (Republic of Buryatia), Dornod, Hentiy, Selenge, Hovsgol, Bulgan, and Tov provinces.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
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]. A member of macrolanguage Buriat [bua].

Language Use

Also use Halh Mongolian [khk] as literary language.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: High in Halh Mongolian [khk]. Films. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 2004.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buriat, Mongolia
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl]. Latin script [Latn], used in 1930s. Mongolian script [Mong], used until 1917.

Other Comments

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