Dolgan

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A language of Russian Federation

ISO 639-3
dlg
Alternate Names
Dolgang, Haka
Autonym
Дулҕан‎ (Dulğan)
User Population

1,050 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 7,890 (2010 census).

Location

Krasnoyarsk krai: Dudinka and Khatange counties; perhaps Sakha.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Turkic, Northern
Language Use

Low vitality. Family, friends. Some young people, all adults, with a substantial number of child speakers (Salminen 2007). Positive attitudes. Also use Russian [rus]. Used as L2 by Nganasan [nio].

Language Development

Several publications in Dolgan. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1996–2002.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dolgan
Writing

Cyrillic script [Cyrl].

Other Comments

Contact language on Tajmyr Peninsula spoken by Evenki [evn], Nganasan [nio], and long-term Russian residents. Different from Yakut [sah]. Traditional religion.