Dogrib (also , ) is a language spoken by the First Nations T??ch? people of the Canadian territory Northwest Territories. According to Statistics Canada in 2006, there were approximately 2,640 people who spoke Dogrib.^[1]

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, Behchok?, 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

• • e

• • i

• • o

• long

• • aa

• • ee

• nasal vowels are marked by an ogonek, e.g., ?

• low tone is marked with a grave accent, e.g., ā

• high tone is never marked

Notes

Further reading

External links

• Dogrib at Ethnologue

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