Dolgan

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See also: dolgán, Dołgan, and Dołgań

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

Dolgan pl (plural only)

  1. A Turkic people, who inhabit the Taymyria region in the Krasnoyarsk Krai (Красноя́рский край) in Russia.

Proper noun[edit]

Dolgan

  1. The language of these people.

Further reading[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Cognate of Dolhan, Douhan, Dovgan, Dovhan, and Dowhan. Compare Kovtun / Koltun. See l-vocalization.

Proper noun[edit]

Dolgan (plural Dolgans)

  1. A surname.