Dogrib

British  

/ ˈdɒɡˌrɪb /

noun

1. a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada

2. the Athapascan language of this people

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Etymology

Origin of Dogrib

from Dogrib Thlingchadinne, dog's flank, referring to the people's belief that they are descended from a dog

Example Sentences

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Dogrib

That old rough flint has often cost more to put in the hands of that Dogrib hunter than the best finished central fire of Boss or Purdey.

From The Great Lone Land A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America by William Francis Butler

Then Dogrib, an' Slave, an' Yellow-knife brave, an' Cree in his dinky canoe, Confluated near, to see an' to hear Ed's grammyfone make its dayboo.

From Rhymes of a Rolling Stone by Robert W. (Robert William) Service

Now at that moment three young Dogrib braves chanced to be passing under the window, which was about seven feet from the ground.

From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

That evening Nootka begged her brother to give her a lesson in the Dogrib language.

From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

There are about six different clans of dogs, divided as their owners are, and a Dogrib dog entering the Yellow-knife or Chipewyan part of the camp is immediately set upon by all the residents.

From The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake by Ernest Thompson Seton