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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Montagnais1

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

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

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

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

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