I is a letter of related and vertically oriented alphabets used to write Mongolic and Tungusic languages.[1]: 549–551
Main articles: Mongolian script, Mongolian writing systems, and Mongolian language |
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The Mongolian script | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Letter[2]: 17, 19 [3]: 546 | |
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i | Transliteration[note 1] |
ᠢ[a] | Alone |
ᠢ | Initial |
ᠢ | Medial (syllable-initial) |
[b] | Medial (syllable-final) |
ᠢ | Final |
Ligatures[2]: 22–23, 24–25 [3]: 546 | |||
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bi | pi | ki, gi | Transliteration |
ᠪᠢ[c] | ᠫᠢ | ᠬᠢ[d] | Alone |
ᠪᠢ | ᠫᠢ | ᠬᠢ | Initial |
ᠪᠢ | ᠫᠢ | ᠬᠢ | Medial |
ᠪᠢ | ᠫᠢ | ᠬᠢ | Final |
Separated suffixes[note 2] | |
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‑i | Transliteration |
ᠢ⟨?⟩ ⟨⟩ | Initial |
ᠢ⟨?⟩ ⟨⟩ | Whole |
Main article: Clear Script |
Main article: Xibe language § Alphabet |
Main article: Manchu alphabet |