Darkhad Dialect
Darkhad (also "Darkhat") is a dialect in-between Central Mongolian and Oirat that is probably best classified as a dialect of Khalkha Mongolian with some Oirat features. However, it seems to have substantially assimilated to the Khalkha dialect since it first was described by Sanžeev, and some classificational differences seem to be due to what historical (or even ideal) state got classified. It is spoken by a population of about 20.350 people mainly living in the west of Lake Khövsgöl in the sums Bayanzürkh, Ulaan-Uul and Rinchinlkhümbe in the Khövsgöl Province of Mongolia.
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