Classical Language
Classical Mongolian
Companion: Temür
"Mongolian morin khuur musician and horse trainer. He was born in a ger on the eastern steppe and carries the silence of vast landscapes in everything he does."
The Chain
Classical Mongolian sits in a language chain — learners arrive from Mongolian and can continue into Proto-Mongolic.
What You'll Learn
11
story arcs
505
vocabulary entries
A1–C2
CEFR levels
Story Arcs
The Vertical Script
The Secret History
The Empire's Language
The Phags-pa Script
Into Proto-Mongolic
+ 6 more arcs
Wisdom from this tradition
Монгол хүний хамгийн хүчтэй зэвсэг бол нийлмэл
Literal: "Mongol — person's — most — powerful — weapon — is — unity"
The most powerful weapon of the Mongol person is unity. The Secret History of the Mongols records Genghis Khan's repeated emphasis on unity as the foundation of Mongol power.
— Secret History of the Mongols; Mongolian historical tradition
Тэнгэрийн хүчин дор
Tngri-yin küčün-dür
Literal: "By the power of Eternal Heaven"
Invocation formula proclaiming divine mandate behind Chinggis Khan's authority.
— Mongγol-un niγuča tobčiyan §1
Нэгэн сумаар хоёр шувуу
Nigen sumu-ber qoyar šibaγun
Literal: "Two birds with one arrow"
Efficiency in action — achieve multiple goals through a single well-aimed effort.
— Classical Mongolian proverb
Нэгдүгээр ёсоор нэгдсэн
Nigen yosu-iyar nigen bolγaγsan
Literal: "United according to one custom"
The principle that holds the Mongol confederacy together — shared customary law (yosu) creates unity.
— Mongol political tradition
Цагаан сарын мэнд
Čaγan sara-yin mend
Literal: "Greeting of the White Month"
The Mongolian Lunar New Year blessing — Tsagaan Sar (White Month) is the most sacred seasonal celebration.
— Mongolian Tsagaan Sar tradition
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