ULAN BATOR, April 3 (Xinhua) -- A total of 200 copies of a dictionary for "Secret History of the Mongols" were published recently in Ulan Bator, capital of Mongolia.

    "Secret History of the Mongols," believed to be completed in the 13th century, recorded the history of the formation, evolution and growth of the Mongolian ethnic group in a time span of about 500 years, including the glorious era of Genghis Khan.

    Professor B. Sumyabaatar, a Mongolian linguist from Mongolia's Institute of Literature and Language, spent five years compiling the dictionary.

    Sumyabaatar said the dictionary collected 8144 words from "Secret History of the Mongols" in contemporary Mongolian and Latin and it is easy for ordinary readers to use.

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) listed "Secret History of the Mongols" as a world famous literary masterpiece in 1989.