Montagnais

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subdivision of the Innu people of Canada. plural, plural-only
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An Algonquian language spoken by approximately 11,000 people in Eastern Canada.

Synonyms

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innuinnuinnu-aimun

Etymology

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

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