dogrib

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.

name

  1. The Athabaskan language of this people.

noun

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