Dogrib
English
editEtymology
editFrom dog + rib, a calque of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ (“dog-flank”), from tłı̨ (“dog”) + echǫǫ̀ (“rib area, flank”), the dog-flank people, from a traditional legend.
Noun
editDogrib (plural Dogribs or Dogrib)
- A member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.
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Proper noun
editDogrib
- The Athabaskan language of this people.
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- ISO 639-3 code dgr (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Dogrib, dgr