Mongolian Horizontal Square Script    Mongolian Horizontal Square Script

The Mongolian Horizontal Square Script, (Хэвтээ Дөрвөлжин бичиг / Xäwtää Dörböljin in Mongolian) was invented in the late 17th century by Bogdo Zanabazar, a Mongolian monk and scholar, who also created the Soyombo script. The Mongolian Horizontal Square Script was based on the Tibetan script, was rediscovered in 1801 it is uncertain how it was used. Only a few documents in this script survive.

Notable features

Mongolian Horizontal Square Script

Vowels

When the are used independently of vowels are indicated by adding a diacrit to the symbol for a. The diacritics are attached to consonants when the vowels follow consonants

Mongolian Horizontal Square Script - vowels

Consonants

Mongolian Horizontal Square Script - consonants

Sample text

Sample text in the Mongolian Horizontal Square Script

Source: ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/languages/mongolian/mxd/doc/mxd4tex.pdf

Information about Mongolian | Soyombo Script | Mongolian Square Script | Galik Alphabet | Phrases | Numbers | Tower of Babel | Learning materials

Links

Information about the Mongolian Horizontal Square Script
http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n4041.pdf

Information about the Mongolian language and Mongolia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolian_language
http://www.mongoluls.net
http://www.sytra.cn/mongolian-translations-service.html
http://www.cjvlang.com/Writing/writmongol/mongolalpha.html
http://silverhorde.viahistoria.com/main.html

Mongolic languages

Alasha, Barin, Buryat, Chakhar, Daur, Jarud, Kalmyk, Khamnigan Mongol, Khorchin, Mogholi, Mongolian, Monguor, Santa / Dongxiang

Abugidas / Syllabic alphabets

Ahom, Aima, Arleng, Badagu, Badlit, Basahan, Balinese, Balti-A, Balti-B, Batak, Baybayin, Bengali, Bhaiksuki, Bhujimol, Bilang-bilang, Bima, Blackfoot, Brahmi, Buhid, Burmese, Carrier, Chakma, Cham, Cree, Dehong Dai, Devanagari, Dham Lipi, Dhankari / Sirmauri, Ditema, Dives Akuru, Dogra, Ethiopic, Evēla Akuru, Fox, Fraser, Gond, Goykanadi, Grantha, Gujarati, Gunjala Gondi, Gupta, Gurmukhi, Halbi Lipi, Hanifi, Hanuno'o, Hočąk, Ibalnan, Incung, Inuktitut, Jaunsari Takri, Javanese, Kaithi, Kadamba, Kamarupi, Kannada, Kawi, Kharosthi, Khema, Khe Prih, Khmer, Khojki, Khudabadi, Kirat Rai, Kōchi, Komering, Kulitan, Kurukh Banna, Lampung, Lanna, Lao, Lepcha, Limbu, Lontara/Makasar, Lota Ende, Magar Akkha, Mahajani, Malayalam, Meitei (Modern), Manpuri (Old), Marchen, Meetei Yelhou Mayek, Meroïtic, Masarm Gondi, Modi, Mon, Mongolian Horizontal Square Script, Multani, Nandinagari, Newa, New Tai Lue, Ojibwe, Odia, Ogan, Pahawh Hmong, Pallava, Phags-pa, Purva Licchavi, Qiang / Rma, Ranjana, Rejang (Kaganga), Sasak, Savara, Satera Jontal, Shan, Sharda, Siddham, Sinhala, Sorang Sompeng, Sourashtra, Soyombo, Sukhothai, Sundanese, Syloti Nagri, Tagbanwa, Takri, Tamil, Tanchangya (Ka-Pat), Tani, Thaana, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tigalari, Tikamuli, Tocharian, Tolong Siki, Vatteluttu, Warang Citi

Other writing systems

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