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This is the editor’s draft of the Mongolian UTN.

Todo Ali Gali

Written units

IDVariantsLigated Variants
isolinitmedifinainitmedifina
A
a

a e i o ue hX hh

a e i o ue ng n hh

a n
Aa
a
B
b

b


B2
b
Bh
pX

pX


C
chX

chX
Ch
z

z

z
Cp
j

j

j
Cr2
trhX

trhX
Dp
d

d

d
Ds
drX

drX

drX
Dv
tX

tX
E
e

e
G
gX g

gX g ng ngX


G2
ng
Hb
g

g
Hp
g

g
Hr
hX hh lh

hh
I
y

y
I3
i
Ip
i
Ir
yX
J
c

c

c
K
khX

khX


K2
kX

kX


L
l lh

l lh

l
Lv
lvs

lvs
M
m

m
M2
m
N
ngX n

ngX n
Ny
ny

ny
O
ue

ue
Ob
o

o
Ph
p

p


Q
qX

qX
R
r

r

r
Rz
zhX

zhX
S
s

s

s
Sh
sh

sh

sh
Sx
shX

shX
Tp
t

t

t
U
ue
Wb
w

w

w
Wn
nrX

nrX
Wp
waX

waX
Yp
yX

yX
Zr2
trX

trX
Zz
zr

zr

zr
Zz2
zr

zr

zr
Zz3
zX

zX

Phonetic letters

LetterFVSVariants
isolinitmedifina
1820
a
-
A
1
A

A A

Aa
2 
A A

A
3 
A A
1844
e
- 
A E

A E

E

E
1 
A E
1845
i
- 
A I3

A Ip

I3
1 
A Ip
2
Ip
1846
o
- 
A Ob

A Ob

Ob

Ob
1 
A Ob
1849
ue
- 
A U

A O

O
1 
A O

A O

O
2
U
1843
lvs
-
→ medi

→ medi

Lv

Lv
183A
kX
-
→ init

K2

K2

→ medi
183B
khX
-
→ init

K

K

→ medi
183E
hX
- 
→ init

A Hr

Hr

→ medi
1889
gX
-
→ init

G

G

→ medi
184E
g
-
→ init 2

Hp
1
→ init 1

G

Hp
2
Hb

G
3
Hb
184A
ng
- 
→ medi

→ medi

A G

A G2
188A
ngX
- 
→ init

N G

N G

→ medi
1853
j
-
→ init

Cp

Cp

Cp
183C
chX
-
→ init

C

C

→ medi
185C
zr
-
→ init

Zz

Zz

Zz
1
→ init 1

Zz2

Zz2

Zz2
185B
ny
-
→ init

Ny

Ny

→ medi
188C
trX
-
→ init

Zr2

Zr2

→ medi
188D
trhX
-
→ init

Cr2

Cr2

→ medi
188E
drX
-
→ init

Ds

Ds

Ds
188F
nrX
-
→ init

Wn

Wn

→ medi
1890
tX
-
→ init

Dv

Dv

→ medi
1850
t
-
→ init

Tp

Tp

Tp
1851
d
-
→ init

Dp

Dp

Dp
1828
n
-
→ init

N
1
N
2
A

A
1892
pX
-
→ medi 1
1
→ init 1

Bh

Bh
184C
p
-
→ medi 1
1
→ init 1

Ph

Ph
184B
b
-
→ init

B

B

B2
184F
m
-
→ init

M

M

M2
1855
y
-
→ init

I

I

→ medi
18A7
yX
-
→ medi

→ medi

Yp

Yp
1
Ir
1837
r
-
→ init

R

R

R
182F
l
-
→ init

L

L

L
1856
w
-
→ init

Wb

Wb

Wb
18A6
waX
-
→ medi

→ medi

Wp

Wp
1831
sh
-
→ init 2

Sh
2
Sh

Sh
1894
shX
-
→ init

Sx

Sx

→ medi
1830
s
-
→ init

S

S

S
1859
hh
- 
→ init

A Hr

A Hr

A Hr
1854
c
-
→ init

J

J

J
1834
z
-
→ init

Ch

Ch

Ch
1899
zhX
-
→ init

Rz

Rz

→ medi
1896
zX
-
→ init

Zz3

Zz3

→ medi
1897
qX
-
→ init

Q

Q

→ medi
1840
lh
- 
→ init

L Hr

L Hr

→ medi

Shaping process

Letter classes

ClassLetters
masculine vowel

a, o

feminine vowel

e, ue

neuter vowel

i

vowel

a, e, i, o, ue, lvs

long vowel

a, e, i, o, ue

consonant

kX, khX, hX, gX, g, ng, ngX, j, chX, zr, ny, trX, trhX, drX, nrX, tX, t, d, n, pX, p, b, m, y, yX, r, l, w, waX, sh, shX, s, hh, c, z, zhX, zX, qX, lh

bowed written unit

K2, K, G, Bh, Ph, B

Mongolian-specific phase

Shaping stepLettersConditionMapping type
2. Syllabicgif precedes a masculine vowel or a masculine long vowel:masculine_onset
else if precedes a feminine vowel or a neuter vowel or a feminine long vowel or a neuter long vowel:feminine

else if g follows a vowel or a long vowel:

masculine_devsger
5. Post-bowed

a, i, ue

if follows a bowed written unit:post_bowed

Conditional mapping

LetterMapping typeVariants
isolinitmedifina
1820
a
default 
post_bowed
1844
e
default 
1845
i
default 
1846
o
default 
1849
ue
default 
post_bowed
1843
lvs
default
183A
kX
default
183B
khX
default
183E
hX
default 
1889
gX
default
184E
g
default
devsger
feminine
masculine_onset
184A
ng
default   
188A
ngX
default   
1853
j
default
183C
chX
default
185C
zr
default
185B
ny
default
188C
trX
default
188D
trhX
default
188E
drX
default
188F
nrX
default
1890
tX
default
1850
t
default
1851
d
default
1828
n
default
devsger
onset
1892
pX
default
184C
p
default
184B
b
default
184F
m
default
1855
y
default
18A7
yX
default
1837
r
default
182F
l
default
1856
w
default
18A6
waX
default
1831
sh
default
1894
shX
default
1830
s
default
1859
hh
default   
1854
c
default
1834
z
default
1899
zhX
default
1896
zX
default
1897
qX
default
1840
lh
default   

References

  • Information technology — Todo nominal characters, presentation characters and use rules of controlling characters. China national standard, GB/T 36649—2018.

  • Zheng Weizhe. (2016). Preliminary proposal to encode four letters in Todo and Manchu Ali Gali. L2/16-331.

  • Kushim Jiang. (2021). Proposal to encode four Mongolian characters in UCS. L2/21-244.

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