Dolgan

See also: dolgán, Dołgan, and Dołgań

English

Etymology 1

Noun

Dolgan pl (plural only)

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

Proper noun

Dolgan

  1. The language of these people.

Further reading

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

Dolgan (plural Dolgans)

  1. A surname.
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