Tłı̨chǫ Resources
Overview
Tłı̨chǫ is part of the Dene-Athabaskan language family, and its territorial extent lies entirely within the Northwest Territories, where it is also the most spoken Indigenous language.
In 2019, there were 2,300 speakers in the NWT.
Speakers may refer to Tłı̨chǫ itself, Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì, or its historic English exonym Dogrib. In Yellowknife, Ndılǫ, and Dettah, speakers may refer to Wıı̀lıı̀deh, a dialect of Tłı̨chǫ with Tatsǫ́t’ıné influences.
Tłı̨chǫ is the primary Indigenous language spoken in:
- Behchokǫ̀
- Whatı̀
- Gametı̀
- Wekweètı̀
- Dettah
- Ndılǫ
- Yellowknife.
International Standards Organization (ISO) codes
- Dogrib/Tłı̨chǫ – DGR
Orthographic conventions
Diacritics
- Grave accent (low tone): ◌̀
- Ogonek (nasalization): ◌̨
- No tittle (dot) on «i». Correct forms use «ı» as a base.
Consonants
The «u» is not used in Tłı̨chǫ.
The «ch», «chʼ», «j», «sh», and «zh» consonants are equivalent to «ts», «tsʼ», «dz», «s», and «z», respectively.
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ɂ |
b |
ch |
ch’ |
d |
dl |
dz |
g |
gh |
gw |
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h |
j |
k |
k’ |
kw |
kw’ |
l |
ł |
m |
mb |
n |
nd |
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r |
s |
sh |
t |
t’ |
tł |
tł’ |
ts |
ts’ |
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w |
wh |
x |
y |
z |
zh |
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Vowels and diphthongs
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a |
à |
ą |
ą̀ |
e |
è |
ę |
ę̀ |
ı |
ı̀ |
ı̨ |
ı̨̀ |
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o |
ò |
ǫ |
ǫ̀ |
aı |
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Words and Phrases
| Hi, my name is___ |
Dàąt'e, sı̨ ___ sìyeh |
| I live in ___ | ___ nàhde |
| I work as/at/for ___ | ___ gha eghàlaı̀dà |
| Hello (i.e., how are you) | Edànetʼe / Dànetʼe |
| Good morning | K’omǫǫ̀dǫǫ̀ Hoı̨zı̨ |
| Thank you | Mahsı̀ / Ması̀ |
| Welcome | Sı̨nà, Jǫ Naxıghaèhda |
| Happy Indigenous People's Day! | Dene Sǫłı̨ Wedzę-Dè! |
| Happy Indigenous Languages Month! | Dǫne Sǫłı̨ Yatı̀ Zàa Gha Sı̨na! |
| Happy International Mother Language Day! | Hazǫ Ndè K’è Goyatı̀ Dzę Gha Sı̨na! |