Alternate Names: Buriat-Mongolian, Burraad, Buryat, Mongolian Buriat, Northern Mongolian
Dialects: Aga, Khori. Buriat in Mongolia is a variety of Khori and differs considerably from Buriat , of China and the Russian Federation. Influenced by and mutually intelligible with standard (Halh) Mongolian ,. A member of macrolanguage Buriat ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 45,100 (2010 census), decreasing.
Language Use: Also use Halh Mongolian [khk] as literary language.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in Halh Mongolian [khk]. Films. Videos. Grammar. Bible portions: 2004.
Writing System: Cyrillic, Latin, Mongolian
Nation of Origin: Mongolia
Other Comments: Some books in Buriat. Not a literary language in Mongolia. Traditional religion, Buddhist (Lamaist).