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'Dogrib' (also '') 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.

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Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

External links

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of Dogrib in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets):

		Bilabial	Alveolar	Lateral	Palatal	Postalveolar	Velar	Velar Rounded	Glottal
'Stop'	voiced	'b'	'd'				'g'	'gw'
	voiceless		't'				'k'	'kw'	'’'
	ejective		't’'				'k’'	'kw’'
'Affricate'	voiced		'dz'	'dl'		'j'
	voiceless		'ts'	'tl'		'ch'
	ejective		'ts’'	'tl’'		'ch’'
'Fricative'	voiced		'z'			'zh'	'gh'
	voiceless		's'	'ł'		'sh'	'x'		'h'
'Nasal'	voiced	'm'	'n'
	voiced stop	'mb'	'nd'
'Approximant'	voiced		'r'	'l'	'y'			'w'
	voiceless							'wh'

Vowels

:
★ ''short''
:
★
★ 'a'
:
★
★ 'e'
:
★
★ 'i'
:
★
★ 'o'
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★ ''long''
:
★
★ 'aa'
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★
★ 'ee'
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★
★ ''
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★ nasal vowels are marked by an ogonek accent, e.g., 'ą'
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★ low tone is marked with a grave accent, e.g., 'à'
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★ high tone is never marked

External links

★ Dogrib at Ethnologue