Montagnais
a member of the southern group of Innu, a First Nation of Quebec and Labrador.
the eastern Algonquian language of the southern Innu people, closely related to Cree.
Origin of Montagnais
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How to use Montagnais in a sentence
Laverdire derives Saguenay from the Montagnais saki-nip, "the rushing water."
The Montagnais, in his new paint, came around behind me like some savage dog that trusts only his owner.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. ChambersThe Montagnais straightened his body and threw back his narrow, dangerous head.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. ChambersSome days after a party of the Montagnais, numbering about sixty men, made their appearance at Quebec, en route for the war.
The Makers of Canada: Champlain | N. E. DionneAfter having kept the Montagnais in jail for fourteen months he was released, as there was no proof against him.
The Makers of Canada: Champlain | N. E. Dionne
British Dictionary definitions for Montagnais
/ (ˌmɒntənˈjeɪ) /
a member of an Innu people living in Labrador and eastern Quebec
the Algonquian language of this people
Origin of Montagnais
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