Dogrib (language)
Dogrib | ||
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Spoken in |
Canada ( Northwest Territories ) | |
speaker | approx. 2,000 | |
Language codes | ||
ISO 639 -1 |
- |
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ISO 639 -2 |
dgr |
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ISO 639-3 |
dgr |
Dogrib ( Tłı̨chǫ or Tłįchǫ Yatiì ) is an Athabaskan language used by the Dogrib - Indians in Canadian territory Northwest Territories is spoken. According to statistics in Canada , in 1999 there were approximately 2,085 people whose first language is Dogrib.
The language region of Dogrib covers the northern coast of the Great Slave Lake , reaching almost as far as the Great Bear Lake . Rae-Edzo is the largest municipality in the Dogrib region.