Dogrib (also T„-ch“ Yatiì, [t„-t“õ jatî-]) 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 /a/
  • e /e/
  • i /i/
  • o /o/
• long
  • aa /a-/
  • ee /e-/
  • -- /õ-/
• nasal vowels are marked by an ogonek, e.g., -
• low tone is marked with a grave accent, e.g., à
• high tone is never marked

Notes

Further reading

External links

• Dogrib at Ethnologue

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