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Tod alphabet


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    • Tod bichig
    • Todo bicig
    • Todu bicig
    • Todu uzug
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    • found: Work cat.: Sunduĭ, Ch. Tod bichig, 1998:t.p. (Tod bichig; Todu bicig)
    • found: http://www.indianaedu searched, Aug. 29, 2001. The Mongolian language and scripts by Tseveliin Shagdarsuren:p. 2 (in 1648 Zaya Pandit Namhaijamts of Oirat invented a 'clear script' on the basis of the Mongolian script ...; the graphic study of the clear script shows that it was created not only for the Oirats, but for all Mongols. One of the characteristic features of the clear script is its system of transcribing words from Tibetan and Sanskrit)
    • found: http://www.belti.msk.ru searched, Aug. 29, 2001 "Tod Bichig " and written heritage in the cultural context by Orlova K.V.:p. 1 (Before the mid of the 17th c the Oirats used the old Mongolian script. In 1648 Zaya Pandita Namkaidjamtso developed the Tod script.)
    • found: http://www.kalmykiaembassy.ru searched, Aug. 29, 2001:p. 3 (Oyrat scholar and educator Zaya Pandita introduced a new Kalmyk script known as "Todo Bichig" (clear writing) based on the old Mongol script.)
    • found: http://www.rt.mipt.ru Republic Kalmykia General information:p. 8 (In 1648 Zaya Pandita (1599-1662) a Mongolian-Oirat prominent figure of Buddhist religion created Kalmyk written language ("todo-bichig", "todo-uzug") -- clear writing which was used in Oirat-Kalmyk literature from the 17th century till the beginning of the 20th century)
    • found: Jangar epic, compiled by T. Dugersuren, 2000:p. 2 (The full epic was found to be written in the traditional Oirat script called Tod. The epic was written in the Oirat version up to the 13th chapter)
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    • PL402
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  • Change Notes

    • 2001-08-30: new
    • 2013-01-24: revised
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