Dogrib
Britishnoun
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a member of a Dene Native Canadian people of northern Canada
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the Athapascan language of this people
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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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 Seton, Ernest Thompson
“Adolay is the worthy daughter of a Dogrib chief!” said Nazinred, patting the girl’s shoulder.
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
For were there not in this enchanted castle bales of bright blue cloth, and bright scarlet cloth, and various other kinds of cloth sufficient to clothe the entire Dogrib nation?
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
We need hardly say, after this, that those Dogrib Indians spent an excited and agreeable evening with the fur-traders.
From The Walrus Hunters A Romance of the Realms of Ice by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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 Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
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