Meanings
proper noun
- An Algonquian language spoken by approximately 11,000 people in Eastern Canada.
Synonyms: Innu, Innu-aimun
nounMontagnais pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA subdivision of the Innu people of Canada.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn Algonquian language spoken by approximately 11,000 people in Eastern Canada.
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Origin
- Frenchmontagnais
- EnglishMontagnais
Borrowed from French montagnais, from montagne (“mountain”) + -ais.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish montagnais
- montagnaisAlgonquian language
French montagnais, innu
- montagnaisAlgonquian language
- innuAlgonquian language
- innu-aimunAlgonquian language
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APA
Montagnais. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montagnais
MLA
“Montagnais.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montagnais. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Montagnais,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Montagnais.
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