Chakhar Mongolian

Chakhar
Chakhar
Chahar
ᠴᠠᠬᠠᠷ
Pronunciation	[ˈt͡ɕʰɑχə̆r]
Native to	Inner Mongolia
Ethnicity	Chahars
Native speakers	100 000 (2003, Chakhar proper)
Language family	Mongolic Central Mongolic Buryat–Mongolian Mongolian Peripheral Mongolian Chakhar; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Traditional Mongolian
Official status
Official language in	China Inner Mongolia;
Regulated by	Council for Language and Literature Work
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	chah1241
IETF	mn-u-sd-cnnm
	Subdivisions of Xilingol (orange) and Ulanqab (green) in which Chakhar is spoken (lighter shade).

Chakhar is a variety of Mongolian spoken in the central region of Inner Mongolia. It is phonologically close to Khalkha and is the basis for the standard pronunciation of Mongolian in Inner Mongolia.