Dogrib language
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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.
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[edit] Phonology
[edit] 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 /b/ | d /d/ | g /ɡ/ | gw /ɡʷ/ | ||||
| voiceless | t /t/ | k /k/ | kw /kʷ/ | ’ /ʔ/ | |||||
| ejective | t’ /tʼ/ | k’ /kʼ/ | kw’ /kʷʼ/ | ||||||
| Affricate | voiced | dz /ʣ/ | dl /dɮ/ | j /ʤ/ | |||||
| voiceless | ts /ʦ/ | tl /tɬ/ | ch /ʧ/ | ||||||
| ejective | ts’ /tsʼ/ | tl’ /tɬʼ/ | ch’ /ʧʼ/ | ||||||
| Fricative | voiced | z /z/ | zh /ʒ/ | gh /ɣ/ | |||||
| voiceless | s /s/ | ł /ɬ/ | sh /ʃ/ | x /x/ | h /h/ | ||||
| Nasal | voiced | m /m/ | n /n/ | ||||||
| voiced stop | mb /mb/ | nd /ⁿd/ | |||||||
| Approximant | voiced | r /ɹ/ | l /l/ | y /j/ | w /w/ | ||||
| voiceless | wh /ʍ/ | ||||||||
[edit] 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, e.g., ą
- low tone is marked with a grave accent, e.g., à
- high tone is never marked
- short
[edit] Notes
[edit] Further reading
- Coleman, Phyllis Young. Dogrib Phonology. Ann Arbor, Michigan, [etc.]: University Microfilms International, 1979.
- Feenstra, Jacob. Tłįįchǫ Yati Enįhtł'è = Dogrib Dictionary. Rae-Edzo, N.W.T.: Dogrib Divisional Board of Education, 1992.
