DOGRIB


Meaning of DOGRIB in English

[ 'dɒgrɪb ]

■ noun ( plural same or ~s )

1》 a member of a Dene people of NW Canada.

2》 the Athabaskan language of the ~.

Origin

translation of ~ Thlingchadinne 'dog's flank', from the legend that their common ancestor was a dog.

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