Montagnais

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Montagnais

/mɒntənˈjeɪ/ UK
/mɑntənˈjeɪ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French montagnais, from montagne (“mountain”) + -ais.

proper noun

An Algonquian language spoken by approximately 11,000 people in Eastern Canada.
Similar: Innu, Innu-aimun

noun

plural, plural only A subdivision of the Innu people of Canada.

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name Algonquian language

Français	montagnais, innu, innu-aimun

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"Montagnais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/montagnais. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Montagnais. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/montagnais

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"Montagnais." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/montagnais.

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@misc{montagnais_2026,
  title = {Montagnais},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/montagnais},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}