DOLGAN (Russia, Asia)

Family
Siberian-Turkish

Country
Russia, Asia

Language code
DLG

Continent
Asia

Genetic affiliation
Altaic, Turkic, Northern

Geographical region
Yakut ASSR

Population
5,100 (1979 census)

Bilingual in
Russian

Remarks
A separate language from Yakut. Russian is the second language. Dolgan is the contact language on the Tajmyr Peninsula, and is spoken also by Evenki, Nganasan, and long-term Russian residents. There are two Cyrillic orthographies: one based on Yakut and one on Russian. Several publications in Dolgan

Total speakers
5,100