Dogrib language
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| Dogrib (Tłįchǫ) | |
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| Spoken in: | Canada |
| Region: | Northwest Territories |
| Total speakers: | 2,110 |
| Ranking: | not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Na-Dené Athabaskan-Eyak Athabaskan Northern Dogrib |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | Northwest Territories |
| Regulated by: | --- |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | |
| ISO 639-2 | dgr |
| SIL | |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
Dogrib or Tli Cho is a language spoken by the First Nations Tli Cho 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 is the largest community in the Dogrib Region.
External links
- Dogrib at Ethnologue (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=dgr)