Everything about Dogrib Language totally explained
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Canada
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Northwest Territories
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Na-Dené
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Athabaskan
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Northern Athabaskan
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Dogrib (also
Tłįchǫ Yatiì) is a
language spoken by the
First Nations Tłįchǫ people of the
Canadian territory Northwest Territories. According to
Statistics Canada in
1999, there were approximately 2,085 people whose first language is Dogrib.
The Dogrib region covers the northern shore of
Great Slave Lake, reaching almost up to
Great Bear Lake. Rae-Edzo, now known by its Dogrib name, Behchokǫ, is the largest community in the Dogrib Region.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonants of Dogrib in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets):
Vowels
» *
short
**
a /a/
» **
e /e/
**
i /i/
» **
o /o/
*
long » **
aa /aː/
**
ee /eː/
» **
ǫǫ /õː/
* nasal vowels are marked by an ogonek accent, for example,
ą » * low tone is marked with a grave accent, for example,
à
* high tone is never marked
Further Information
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