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Montagnais

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /mɒntənˈjeɪ/
  • General-American: /mɑntənˈjeɪ/

1

name

Meaning 1

An Algonquian language spoken by approximately 11,000 people in Eastern Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A subdivision of the Innu people of Canada.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: montagnais — Algonquian language
  • French: montagnais — Algonquian language
  • French: innu — Algonquian language
  • French: innu-aimun — Algonquian language