Dolgan
A language of Russian Federation (Asia)
| Population | 4,870. Ethnic population: 7,261 (2002 Russian census). |
| Region | Sakha Republic. |
| Language maps |
Western Asian Russia, reference number 7 Western Asian Russia, reference number 7 |
| Classification | Altaic, Turkic, Northern |
| Language use | Few domains. All ages. Positive attitude. Also use Russian. |
| Language development | Several publications in Dolgan. |
| Writing system | Cyrillic script. |
| Comments | Contact language on the Tajmyr Peninsula spoken by Evenki [evn], Nganasan [nio], and long-term Russian residents. Different from Yakut [sah]. Traditional religion, Shamanist. |
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