Montagnais

American  

[mon-tuhn-yey, mawn-] / ˌmɒn tənˈyeɪ, ˌmɔ̃- /

noun

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.

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Montagnais British  

/ ˌmɒntənˈjeɪ /

noun

1. a member of an Innu people living in Labrador and eastern Quebec

2. the Algonquian language of this people

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Montagnais
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Montagnais

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. )

Example Sentences

To this northern group belong the Ojibway north of the lakes, including the Saulteaux, the Wood Cree, the Montagnais and the Naskapi.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

"We give fire right to our brother of the Montagnais, who is a real man and no wolf!"

From The Little Red Foot by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Ch Montagnais chief, makes long harangue to Champlain, 10; his relations with Champlain, 50-51.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

The Montagnais of the Labrador and North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, are no exception, and this in a country where most of the wild fowl are killed flying.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin

As in the case of the pemican, these Nascapies, Montagnais, and Cree Indians bring into the posts dried meats, marrow fat and tongues to barter, and on this the post dwellers live.

From Canadian Wilds Tells About the Hudson's Bay Company, Northern Indians and Their Modes of Hunting, Trapping, Etc. by Hunter, Martin