Dolgan

Facts

  • Language: Dolgan
  • Alternate names:
  • Language code: dlg
  • Language family: Turkic, Common Turkic, North Siberian Turkic
  • Number of speakers: 1050
  • Vulnerability: Threatened [Read more...]
  • Script: Cyrillic script.

More information:

    Introduction

    The Dolgan language is a Turkic language spoken in the Taymyr Peninsula in Russia. The speakers are known as the Dolgans. The word "Dolgan" means 'tribe living on the middle reaches of the river'. This is most likely signifying the geographical location of the Dolgan tribe.

    The Dolgan Verb

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