preface
The outer Mongolia plans to restore the same traditional Mongolian script in the inner Mongolia in 2025.
Mongolia both inside and outside are of the same root and origin, they are completely the same nation, and they were all under the jurisdiction of the mainland before, so the cultural system of the Mongolia country is not much different from the internal Mongolia, and it is no exaggeration to say that the two are almost identical.
However, the traditional Mongolian language was rejected in the Mongolia of the Outer Mongolians, who for a long time abandoned the traditional Uighur language and directly applied the Western language family, leaving their own script behind, and thus "deviant"!
A few years ago, he planned to return to the traditional Mongolian language in 2025, in a vain attempt to Mongolia "the same text" as the mainland.
Outer Mongolia: I made a decision that went against my ancestors
There is not much difference between Outer Mongolia and Inner Mongolia in essence, they have always been the same nation, and Outer Mongolia has been part of the Chinese nation for a long time.
The language used is also Uighur Mongolia, theoretically speaking, no matter which Mongolia can communicate smoothly, the language and culture of the two should have a high degree of synergy, but the reality is that it is difficult for the two to communicate smoothly!
The script of Inner and Outer Mongolia has diverged, and Inner Mongolia still uses the traditional Mongolian script, which we use inherited from the earliest Mongolian ancestors, and Outer Mongolia also inherited this script.
This Mongolian language is very widely used in Mongolia in the mainland, and many Mongolian compatriots use the language every day, in addition to Chinese, mastering these two languages will not be hindered throughout China.
Mongolian and Mongolian are also one of the official languages of the mainland, and we have long supported the use and dissemination of their own languages by our compatriots of the Mongolia nationality.Mongolia
This historical property is of great significance to the Mongolia, but Outer Mongolia itself abandoned the "wealth" of its ancestors, just because Outer Mongolia made a "decision against the ancestors"!
After the "separation" of Outer Mongolia, earth-shaking changes took place, and it began to draw a clear line with China at that time, and gradually distanced itself from China in all aspects.
The changes in language and writing were particularly drastic, and the traditional Mongolian script was decisively abandoned and completely switched to Western script, mainly borrowing from the alphabet system of Western civilization.
There is a huge difference between the traditional Mongolian language and the Western alphabet, not to mention that it is still a Slavic language family that is relatively difficult to learn, but it cannot stop the wave of new scripts in Outer Mongolia.
The wave of the implementation of foreign languages has lasted for decades since the middle of the last century, almost completely replacing the original script system and becoming the backbone script of the Outer Mongolian people.
However, such behavior of Outer Mongolia is undoubtedly contrary to its own traditional culture, and such a rough replacement has also brought serious sequelae to Mongolia.
Disobeying the ancestors to get the "root of the disease"
The modified Mongolian script used in Outer Mongolia is called "Cyrillic Mongol", which is not so much Mongolian as Western, and is not compatible with traditional Mongolian script, and the writing system is not compatible at all.
The consequence of this is that the new generation of Mongolian people do not know the traditional Mongolian language, and the traditional publications and ancient historical books are old languages, and it is difficult for young people to understand their own history and culture.
On the far right is the new Mongolian script
In other words, such a rude substitution of characters has created an extremely serious cultural disconnection, just as the abandonment of Chinese characters in a small country on the peninsula is a consequence, and monuments and history are almost equivalent to "heavenly books" in the eyes of young people!
Once a cultural fault is formed, it will have immeasurable consequences for the nation, and it will be difficult to make up for it in the later stage, and Outer Mongolia is obviously aware of this.
In order to repair the cultural fault as soon as possible, Mongolia launched an action to restore the traditional Mongolian language in 2010, but it is not easy to promote Mongolian language!
The variant Mongolian script has been deeply rooted, and it is difficult to restore the traditional Mongolian script, and it is difficult to promote it alone, so Mongolia plans to start restoring the traditional Mongolian script next year.
It is estimated that we will have to learn from our Inner Mongolia at that time, because our Mongolian compatriots have not changed their script for hundreds of years, at most they will learn another Chinese character.
Outer Mongolia has always claimed that it is the orthodox of Mongolia, and I don't know what face to say such bold words, even the writing of its ancestors has been abandoned, and what orthodoxy is there.
Compared with our Mongolian compatriots, it is more like Mongolia orthodoxy, Mongolia blood and culture have been inherited in China to this day, and we have carried it forward, and it is obvious that our Mongolia is Mongolia orthodoxy!
Of course, if Outer Mongolia can also return to the state of our Inner Mongolia, there is nothing to argue about the high degree of similarity between the inside and the outside, and it depends on how Mongolia changes next year.
The writing system of Outer Mongolia is still relatively chaotic, and the old and new scripts are used together, but this phenomenon is estimated to not last long, and I believe that Mongolia can implement its own plan well and make every effort to restore its traditional Mongolian script!
The benefits of "book with the same text" outweigh the disadvantages
The concept of Shutongwen was put forward by Qin Shi Huang thousands of years ago, and the integration of national writing and language is very important, which can save many unnecessary obstacles and reduce the occurrence of misunderstandings.
If Mongolia succeeds in recovering its own writing system in the later period, it will be equivalent to realizing "the same text" with Mongolia in the mainland, and it will be much easier for Mongolian compatriots inside and outside to communicate and exchange.
This can increase Mongolia's sense of identity with us, which is a key factor and can play a positive role in strengthening communication between the two countries.
This is also of great benefit to Mongolia, the mainland is now extremely strong and prosperous, and it will definitely be beneficial for Mongolia to communicate more with us.
In some historical stages, Mongolia actually resisted us because China was poor and weak at that time, and its national strength was much worse than that of Western countries.
Now it's completely different, we have become a "fragrant glutton", China has a great attraction to the world, and Mongolia is naturally included.
They want to regain their original writing system, in fact, this can be seen as a relatively friendly signal, of course, it has to look at the later performance to verify.
If Mongolia reaches in-depth cooperation with us, it will undoubtedly be a major benefit to them, because Mongolia's economy has become too miserable to be miserable.
Mongolia is notoriously desolate, animal husbandry is still one of their pillar industries, this is thousands of years ago ancient industry, Mongolia still rely on nomadic herding to survive.
epilogue
Mongolia culture is also a world-class culture, their ancestors have been in the history books of many civilizations, and the prestige of Mongolia has also left a strong mark on human civilization.
Therefore, Mongolia should remember the glory of their ancestors, inheriting their own writing is inheriting the will of their ancestors, and betraying their own culture is equivalent to killing their own civilization with their own hands!
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People's Daily2020-03-19 "Mongolia will fully resume the use of Uighur Mongolia from 2025"
Xinhuanet2020-03-18"Mongolia will fully resume the use of Uighur Mongolia from 2025"
People's Daily Online2020-03-23"Mongolia plans to resume the use of traditional Mongolian in 2025, and is expected to enter the era of combining two Mongolian languages"
Global Network2020-03-23"Mongolia plans to resume the use of traditional Mongolian in 2025, and is expected to enter the era of combining two Mongolian languages"
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