375 years of oyratsky writing

Annually on September 5 to Republic of Kalmykia Day of the Kalmyk national writing "todo bichig" is celebrated. This year 375 years to the alphabet "todo bichig", to Namkay Dzhamtso (1599-1662) created by Zaya-panditoy, outstanding oyratsky religious and the politician are executed. Oyratsky language, closely related to the Mongolian language, was known much earlier. In the XIII century the Persian historian Rashid-ad-din noted that language oyratov differs from Mongolian (mong a little. kituga 'knife' — oyr. mudaga 'knife'). To the middle of the XVII century oyraty, as well as all other Mongolian people, used the polyphonic...