Mongolian Language
Монгол хэл
Linguistic Classification Mongolian is the principal language of the Mongolic language family, primarily spoken in Mongolia and adjacent regions of East-Central Asia.
Number of Speakers Approximately 5–6 million people speak Mongolian across all its dialects, including the vast majority of residents in Mongolia and many ethnic Mongols in Inner Mongolia, China.
Official Status Mongolian is the official language of Mongolia and Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of China.
Writing Systems In Mongolia, Mongolian is written using the Cyrillic alphabet, introduced during the 1940s. In Inner Mongolia, the traditional Mongolian script is still in use.