Names
The Traditional Mongolian script is known by a wide variety of names. Due to its origins from the Uighur script, it became known as the Uighurjin Mongol script Mongolian: Уйгуржин монгол бичиг. During the communist era, when Cyrillic became the official script for the Mongolian language, the traditional script became known as the Old Mongol script (Mongolian: Хуучин монгол бичиг), in contrast to the New script (Mongolian: Шинэ үсэг), referring to Cyrillic. The name Old Mongol script stuck, and it is still known as such among the older generation, who didn't receive education in the script.
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