Dialects: Central Dogrib, Weledeh. Detah-Ndilo dialect developed from intermarriage between Yellowknife Subdivision of the Dëne , and Dogrib. Lexical similarity: 84% with Southern Slavey ,, 82% with Northern Slavey ,.
Status Notes: Statutory language of provincial identity in NWT (1988, NWT Official Languages Act, Chapter 56(Supplemented), Section 4), restricted offical use.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,080 (2011 census). 250 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 3,220.
Language Use: Adults prefer to use Dogrib in most contexts. All ages. 16% speak a little English [eng]; 37% speak both Dogrib and English, but speak Dogrib better; 14% speak both languages equally; 9% speak both, but speak English better; 7% speak English and a little Dogrib; 3% are monolingual in English (children).
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. NT: 2005–2008.
Typology: SOV.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Canada