Mongol language
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Mongol language may refer to
- The Mongolian languageMongolian languageThe Mongolian language is the official language of Mongolia and the best-known member of the Mongolic language family. The number of speakers across all its dialects may be 5.2 million, including the vast majority of the residents of Mongolia and many of the Mongolian residents of the Inner...
as the most important language spoken by MongolsMongolsMongols ) are a Central-East Asian ethnic group that lives mainly in the countries of Mongolia, China, and Russia. In China, ethnic Mongols can be found mainly in the central north region of China such as Inner Mongolia...
(i.e. people from Mongolic peoples) - Any Mongolic languageMongolic languagesThe Mongolic languages are a group of languages spoken in East-Central Asia, mostly in Mongolia and surrounding areas plus in Kalmykia. The best-known member of this language family, Mongolian, is the primary language of most of the residents of Mongolia and the Mongolian residents of Inner...
currently or formerly spoken by Mongolic peoples, but especially Middle Mongolian - The Mongol language of Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, a language with a few hundred speakers belonging to the Mongol–Langam language familyMongol–Langam languagesThe Mongol–Langam languages are a language family of East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea. According to Summer Institute of Linguistics data from 2003, the member languages had the following number of speakers:*Mongol, 340 speakers*Langam, 410 speakers...