Editing Dogrib language (section)

==Phonology==

===Consonants===
The consonants of Tłıchǫ Yatıì in the standard orthography are listed below (with IPA notation in brackets){{Clarify|reason=Why, then, are the IPA symbols outside brackets and why is what looks like orthography in brackets?|date=May 2024}}:<ref name="Coleman">{{cite thesis |last=Coleman |first=Phyllis Young |title=Dogrib Phonology |publisher=University of Iowa |type=PhD dissertation |date=1979}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" | [[Labial consonant|Labial]]
! colspan="3" | [[Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Postalveolar consonant|Post-<br />alveolar]]
! colspan="2" | [[Velar consonant|Velar]]
! rowspan="2" | [[Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
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! <small>plain</small> || <small>sibilant</small> || <small>lateral</small>
! <small>plain</small> || <small>labial</small>
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! [[Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
! <small>plain</small>
| {{IPA link|m}} {{angbr|m}}
| {{IPA link|n}} {{angbr|n}}
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! rowspan="4" |[[Plosive]]
!<small>prenasalized</small>
|{{IPA link|ᵐb}} {{angbr|mb}}
|{{IPA link|ⁿd}} {{angbr|nd}}
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! <small>tenuis</small>
| ({{IPA link|p}} {{angbr|b}})
| {{IPA link|t}} {{angbr|d}}
| {{IPA link|ts}} {{angbr|dz}}
| {{IPA link|tɬ}} {{angbr|dl}}
| {{IPA link|tʃ}} {{angbr|j}}
| {{IPA link|k}} {{angbr|g}}
| {{IPA link|kʷ}} {{angbr|gw}}
| {{IPA link|ʔ}} {{angbr|’}}
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! <small>aspirated</small>
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| {{IPA link|tʰ}} {{angbr|t}}
| {{IPA link|tsʰ}} {{angbr|ts}}
| {{IPA link|tɬʰ}} {{angbr|tł}}
| {{IPA link|tʃʰ}} {{angbr|ch}}
| {{IPA link|kʰ}} {{angbr|k}}
| {{IPA link|kʷʰ}} {{angbr|kw}}
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! <small>ejective</small>
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| {{IPA link|tʼ}} {{angbr|t’}}
| {{IPA link|tsʼ}} {{angbr|ts’}}
| {{IPA link|tɬʼ}} {{angbr|tł’}}
| {{IPA link|tʃʼ}} {{angbr|ch’}}
| {{IPA link|kʼ}} {{angbr|k’}}
| {{IPA link|kʷʼ}} {{angbr|kw’}}
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! rowspan="2" | [[Fricative]]
! <small>voiced</small>
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| {{IPA link|z}} {{angbr|z}}
| {{IPA link|ɮ}} {{angbr|l}}
| {{IPA link|ʒ}} {{angbr|zh}}
| {{IPA link|ɣ}} {{angbr|gh}}
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! <small>voiceless</small>
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| {{IPA link|s}} {{angbr|s}}
| {{IPA link|ɬ}} {{angbr|ł}}
| {{IPA link|ʃ}} {{angbr|sh}}
| {{IPA link|x}} {{angbr|x}}
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| {{IPA link|h}} {{angbr|h}}
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! rowspan="2" | [[Approximant]]
! <small>voiced</small>
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| {{IPA link|ɾ}} ~ {{IPA link|ɹ}} {{angbr|r}}
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| {{IPA link|j}} {{angbr|y}}
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| {{IPA link|w}} {{angbr|w}}
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! <small>voiceless</small>
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| {{IPA link|ʍ}} {{angbr|wh}}
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Tenuis stops may be lightly voiced. Aspirated stops may be fricated {{IPA|[Cˣʰ]}} before back vowels.
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|Canada Northwest Territories 
| width = 240
| float = right
| caption = Tlicho communities in the Northwest Territories
| places =
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Dettah]] | lat=62.24 | long=-114.307| label_size=75 | marksize=6|position=left}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Ndilǫ]] | lat=62.411 | long=-114.334 | label_size=75 | marksize=6| position=right}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Behchokǫ̀]] | lat=62.8 | long=-116.04 | label_size=75 | marksize=6| position=right}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Gamèti]] | lat=64.11 | long=-117.35| label_size=75 | marksize=7|position=left}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Wekweètì]] | lat=64.19 | long=-114.1827 | label_size=75 | marksize=7}}
  {{Location map~|Canada Northwest Territories | label=[[Whatì]] | lat=63.14 | long=-117.27 | label_size=75 | marksize=7| position=left}}
 }}

===Vowels===
The language uses long, short and nasal vowels, and distinguishes them in writing, along with low tone:<ref name="Coleman" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | &nbsp;
! align="center" colspan="2" | [[Front vowel|Front]]
! align="center" colspan="2" | [[Central vowel|Central]]
! align="center" colspan="2" | [[Back vowel|Back]]
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! <small>short</small>
! <small>long</small>
! <small>short</small>
! <small>long</small>
! <small>short</small>
! <small>long</small>
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!rowspan=2|[[Close vowel|Close]]
!<small>oral</small>
|{{IPA link|i}} {{angbr|ı}} 
|{{IPA link|iː}} {{angbr|ıı}}
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!<small>nasal</small>
|{{IPA link|ĩ}} {{angbr|ı̨}} 
|{{IPA link|ĩː}} {{angbr|ı̨ı̨}}
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!rowspan=2|[[Close-mid vowel|Close-mid]]
!<small>oral</small>
|{{IPA link|e}} {{angbr|e}} 
|{{IPA link|eː}} {{angbr|ee}}
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|{{IPA link|o}} {{angbr|o}} 
|{{IPA link|oː}} {{angbr|oo}}
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!<small>nasal</small>
|{{IPA link|ẽ}} {{angbr|ę}} 
|{{IPA link|ẽː}} {{angbr|ęę}}
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|{{IPA link|õ}} {{angbr|ǫ}} 
|{{IPA link|õː}} {{angbr|ǫǫ}}
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!rowspan=2|[[Open vowel|Open]]
!<small>oral</small>
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|{{IPA link|a}} {{angbr|a}} 
|{{IPA link|aː}} {{angbr|aa}}
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!<small>nasal</small>
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|{{IPA link|ã}} {{angbr|ą}}
|{{IPA link|ãː}} {{angbr|ąą}}
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:* Nasal vowels are marked by an [[ogonek]] (called ''wı̨ghǫą'', 'its little nose', in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıı̀) e.g. '''ą'''.
:* Low tone is marked with a [[grave accent]] (called ''wets'aà'', 'its hat', in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıı̀), e.g. '''à'''.
:* High tone is never marked.
:* The letter 'i' is written without a dot ([[tittle]]).