Clear script

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The Clear script (Mongolian: Тодо бичиг, todo bichig) was created in 1648 by the Oirat Buddhist monk Zaya-pandita Namkhaijamco^[1] to write Mongolian. It was developed on the basis of the traditional Mongolian script with the goal of bringing the written language closer to the actual pronounciation, and to make it easier to transcribe Tibetan and Sanskrit.

The script was used by Kalmyks of Russia until 1924, when it was replaced by the Cyrillic alphabet. In Xinjiang, China the Oirat people still use it, although today Mongolian education is taught in Chahar Mongolian all across China.

[edit] Sample Texts

The Lords Prayer

John 3:16

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[edit] See also

• Mongolian script
• Soyombo script