Montagnais

[ mon-tuhn-yey, mawn- ]

noun

, plural Mon·ta·gnais [mon-t, uh, n-, yey, -, yeyz, maw, n, -]

1. a member of the southern group of Innu, a First Nation of Quebec and Labrador.
2. the eastern Algonquian language of the southern Innu people, closely related to Cree.

Montagnais

/ ˌmɒntənˈjeɪ /

noun

1. a member of an Innu people living in Labrador and eastern Quebec
2. the Algonquian language of this people

Word History and Origins

Origin of Montagnais¹

First recorded in 1650–60; from Canadian French; literally, “member of a mountain tribe” (in the singular),“mountaineers” (in the plural), derivative of French montagne mountain ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of Montagnais¹

C18: from French: of the mountain, from montagne mountain

Example Sentences

Laverdire derives Saguenay from the Montagnais saki-nip, "the rushing water."

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The Montagnais, in his new paint, came around behind me like some savage dog that trusts only his owner.

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The Montagnais straightened his body and threw back his narrow, dangerous head.

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Some days after a party of the Montagnais, numbering about sixty men, made their appearance at Quebec, en route for the war.

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After having kept the Montagnais in jail for fourteen months he was released, as there was no proof against him.

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