DLG ISO 639-3
Dolgan
Дулҕан (Dulğan) Autonym
A language of Russian Federation
- ISO 639
- dlg
- Alternate Names
- Dolgang, Haka
- Autonym
- Дулҕан (Dulğan)
- Population
- 1,050 (2010 census). Ethnic population: 7,890 (2010 census).
- Location:
- Krasnoyarsk krai: Dudinka and Khatange counties; perhaps Sakha.
- 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.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Krasnoyarsk krai: Dudinka and Khatange counties; perhaps Sakha.
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