Montagnais

Speech parts

1. Montagnais - Noun

2. Montagnais - Proper noun

Meaning

English Wikipedia has an article on:MontagnaisWikipedia
Montagnais

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

Montagnais pl (plural only)

A subdivision of the Innu people of Canada.

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Cree includes all dialects which have not undergone the *k > /tʃ/ sound change (BC–QC) while Montagnais encompasses the territory where this sound change has occurred (QC–NL). Source: Internet

Montagnais speakers refer to the neighbouring Mi'kmaq people using words that sound very much like eskimo. Source: Internet

Their cultures are differentiated, as the Naskapi are still caribou hunters and more nomadic than the Montagnais, but the Montagnais have more settlements. Source: Internet

Moose Cree, East Cree, Naskapi, and Montagnais all refer to themselves using modern dialectal forms of the historical iriniw, meaning 'man.' Source: Internet

These labels are very useful from a linguistic perspective but are confusing as East Cree then qualifies as Montagnais. Source: Internet

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