Why is (Outer) Mongolian script is different than Southern Mongolian script ?
For many centuries, the Mongols (both Inner and Outer) have been using the classic Mongol script (sometimes called Uighur Mongol script). In 1940 s, Mongolia (Outer) adopted the Cyrillic script and have been using until today (since then, people have been using the term classic Mongol script , in order to discriminate it from the Cyrillic scrip). The Mongolian government decided to resume the Classic Mongol script in early 90 s, but it seems to have resistance from the people who get used to the Cyrillic script. Children are taught both classic and Cyrillic script in schools. In Inner Mongolia, the Mongols still keep using the classic script. For more information, click here .
