SINCE 1828
Montagnais
noun
Mon·ta·gnais
| \ ¦mäntən¦yā\
plural Montagnais\ -ā(z) \
also Montagnaises\ -āz \
Definition of Montagnais
1
: chipewyan
2a
: an Indian people of northern Quebec, Canada
b
: a member of such people
3
: a dialect of Cree
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