1. The Mongolian Language and Numeral System Andrew Romine Period 4

2. Basic Language History Mongolian is a subfamily of Altaic  Altaic is mostly spoken in Asia  The language is named for the Altai Shan, where some believe it originated

3. Discovery of Turkic Johann von Strahlenberg, a Swedish officer, realized the link between Turkic, Mongolian, and Manchu-Tungus

4. Sub-languages Two main language groups: Western and Eastern  Western languages are Oryat and Kalmyk  Eastern Languages are Buryat and Mongol  There are some outlying languages but they have no written language

5. Early Mongolian A unified Mongolian language was recreated by linguists  Unsure of origin  Appeared to be spoken in the 12 th century

6. Middle Mongolian Middle Mongolian was used from 13 th to 16 th century  Spread by Genghis Khan  Outlying Mongolian languages were created from conquest and destruction

7. Written Text Written Text began in the 13 th century This was the beginning of the pre-classical period

8. Classical Period The Classical Period was from the 17 th to 18 th century Ushered in by Buddhism

9. Modern Mongolian Modern Mongolian languages have been used since the 17 th century Lost many archaic features present in outlying languages

10. Full Written Text It was not until the 19 th century that the modern Mongolian languages (Buryat, Mongol, Oryat, and Kalmyk)

11. Famous Mongolian Many people enjoy Mongolian custom and language Some famous movies are:  Prince Tsogt, 1948  State of Dogs, 1998  The Story of the Weeping Camel, 2003

12. Basic Mongolian Numerals Mongolian Numerals are most likely based off of Tibetan script Mongolian numerals are only used on the tögrög banknotes  In Mongolia, the Chinese numeral system is used  The Chinese numbers, as well as Mongolian numerals, correspond to the Arabic number system