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Mongolian numerals

Mongolian numerals

Numerals used in Mongolian scripts


Mongolian numerals are numerals developed from Tibetan numerals and used in conjunction with the Mongolian and Clear script.[1][2]:28 They are still used on Mongolian tögrög banknotes.

Numerals reading "2013" in Ulaanbaatar
Example use of the number 16 on the first line of John 3:16
Example use of the number 16 on the first line of John 3:16

The main sources of reference for Mongolian numerals are mathematical and philosophical works of Janj khutugtu A.Rolbiidorj (1717-1766) and D.Injinaash (1704-1788). Rolbiidorj exercises with numerals of up to 1066, the last number which he called “setgeshgui” or “unimaginable” referring to the concept of infinity. Injinaash works with numerals of up to 1059. Of these two scholars, the Rolbiidorj’s numerals, their names and sequencing are commonly accepted and used today, for example, in the calculations and documents pertaining to the Mongolian Government budget.

Base numbers

Numbers from 1 to 9 are referred to as "dan", meaning "simple".

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Extended numbers

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References

  1. Chrisomalis, Stephen (2010). Numerical Notation: A Comparative History. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521878180.
  2. Poppe, Nicholas (1974). Grammar of Written Mongolian. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN 978-3-447-00684-2.
  3. Kara, György (2005). Books of the Mongolian Nomads: More Than Eight Centuries of Writing Mongolian. Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies. ISBN 978-0-933070-52-3.
  4. Popov, Aleksandr (1837). Arifmetika na Mongolskom yazykě Ариѳметика на Монгольскомъ языкѣ (in Mongolian). Kazan. p. 31. Retrieved 2023-02-28.



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