Tags: Language.
The Khalkha dialect (Mongolian script: ᠬᠠᠯᠬᠠ ᠠᠶᠠᠯᠭᠣ Qalq-a ayalγu Mongolian Cyrillic: Халх аялгуу Khalkh ayalguu) is a dialect of Mongolian widely spoken in Mongolia and according to some classifications includes such South Mongolian varieties such as Shiliin gol Ulaanchab and Sönid. As it was the basis for the Cyrillic orthography of Mongolian it is de facto the national language of Mongolia.