Mongolian, Halh
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- Language: Mongolian, Halh
- Alternate names: HALH, KHALKHA MONGOLIAN, MONGOL, CENTRAL MONGOLIAN, Mongγol kele, Монгол хэл, Mongol khel
- SIL-code: Ethnologue:khk
- Language family: Altaic, Mongolian, Eastern, Oirat-Khalkha, Khalkha-Buriat, Mongolian Proper
- Number of speakers: 2,330,000
- Script: Cyrillic
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Introduction
The Mongolian language is the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. In Mongolia, the Halh dialect of Mongolian is predominant.
The verb
Sample verb: ongsih'u
| Present | ongsina |
| Present continuous | ongsiss baina |
| Imperfect | ongsiss baila |
| Perfect I | ongsiba |
| Perfect II | ongsila |
| Perfect III | ongsiga |
| Perfect IV | ongsisen |
| Imperative | ongsi |
Participles
| ongsiass | |
| ongsisen | |
| ongsitak |
Gerunds
| ongsiat |
| ongsiss |
| ongsital |
| ongsiha |
| ongsibass |
| ongsilar |
| ongsisar |
| ongsimar |
References
- Poppe, Nicholas. Grammar of written Mongolian. Porta Linguarum Orientalium. Wiesbaden. 1964.
- Whymant, A. Neville J.. A Mongolian Grammar. London. 1926.