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

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 Butler, William Francis

M'Kenzie says, the Chepewyans learnt smoking from Europeans, and that the Slave and Dogrib Indians did not even know the use of tobacco.

From Notes and Queries, Number 40, August 3, 1850 by Various

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)

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)

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 Service, Robert W. (Robert William)