Долган тили

Dolgan

Turkic (Siberian)

FamilyTurkic (Siberian) Speakers4,000–5,000 ScriptCyrillic Official inNot an official language of Russia; regional minority language in Taymyr region, Krasnoyarsk Krai

Sources: Dolgan linguistic data compiled from Helimski (2003) Dolgan dictionary and grammar materials, Nikolaev & Starostin (2015) comparative Altaic phonology, Stachowski (2013) comparative Turkic lexicography, and Ethnologue/Glottolog language profiles. Geographic coordinates represent the Khataŋa/Dudinka area in Taymyr Peninsula, the historical-cultural center of Dolgan speech area. Cyrillic orthography follows Russian-influenced conventions used in Dolgan publications and educational materia [Provisional - limited documentation; readings pending native-speaker verification.]

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Dolgan

Water

уус

/uːs/

Fire

ын

/ən/

Sun

чулу

/tʃulu/

Moon

ой

/oj/

Mother

ие

/ijɛ/

Father

эжэ

/ɛɟɛ/

Eat

бэ

/bɛ/

Drink

ыйа

/əjə/

Love

ынай

/ənɑj/

Heart

чүрөк

/tʃʉrɵk/

Tree

модьи

/modʲɪ/

House

дьүһэ

/dʲəsɛ/

Dog

ыт

/ət/

Cat

мисит

/mɪsɪt/

Hand

соҕо

/soɣo/

Eye

харах

/χɑrɑχ/

Hello

сайын

/sɑjən/

Thank you

махсибыт

/mɑχsɪbət/

One

биэр

/bijɛr/

Good

абыlay

/ɑbəlɑj/

Words compared

Compared with related Turkic (Siberian) languages

Meaning DolganShorMruKyrgyzDongxiang languageUzbekBuryat language
Water уус /uːs/ су /su/ o /ɔ/ суу /suː/ usu /usu/ suv /suv/ ус /us/
Fire ын /ən/ от /ot/ mai wa /mɑɪ wɑ/ от /ot/ qan /qɑn/ olov /ɒlɒv/ гал /ɡɑl/
Sun чулу /tʃulu/ кӱн /kʉn/ thum /θum/ күн /kyn/ naran /nɑrən/ quyosh /qujɒʃ/ нара /nɑrɑ/
Moon ой /oj/ ай /aj/ la /lə/ ай /ɑj/ sara /sɑrə/ oy /ɒj/ һара /hɑrɑ/
Mother ие /ijɛ/ эне /ene/ au /əʔu/ эне /ene/ ana /ɑnə/ ona /ɒnɑ/ эжэ /edʒə/
Father эжэ /ɛɟɛ/ ада /ɑdɑ/ pa /pə/ ата /ɑtɑ/ ebuge /ɛbuɡɛ/ ota /ɒtɑ/ аба /ɑbɑ/
Eat бэ /bɛ/ чии /tʃiː/ tsa /tsɑ/ жеш /dʒeʃ/ ijie- /iʥiə/ yemoq /jemɒq/ идэхэ /ideχe/
Drink ыйа /əjə/ иш /iʃ/ kham /kʰɑm/ ичүү /ɪtʃyː/ otsu- /otʂɯ/ ichmoq /itʃmɒq/ уух /uːx/
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