English Explanatory Dictionary

Innu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.
  2. The Montagnais language.
noun
  1. A member of this people

Word forms

Innu Innus

Etymology

From Montagnais Innu, from inniw (“man”), from Proto-Algonquian *erenyiwa. Not related to Inuit. This replaced the term Montagnais as the primary name of the people since 1990, but it remains in use officially to refer to its subgroups.

Synonyms

Montagnais Innu-aimun
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