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dogrib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
do-grib
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.

name

The Athabaskan language of this people.

Etymology

From dog + rib, a calque of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ (“dog-flank”), from tłı̨ (“dog”) + echǫǫ̀ (“rib area, flank”), the dog-flank people, from a traditional legend.

Inflected Forms

Dogribs (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Dogrib terms

Frequently Paired Words

Dogribbed Wiktionary’s coverage of Dogrib terms

Synonyms

Tłı̨chǫ

Questions

What does dogrib mean?
A member of a people native to the Northwest Territories of Canada.
Where does dogrib come from?
From dog + rib, a calque of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ (“dog-flank”), from tłı̨ (“dog”) + echǫǫ̀ (“rib area, flank”), the dog-flank people, from a traditional legend.

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