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Montagnais

Meaning of "Montagnais" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONTAGNAIS

From French: of the mountain, from montagnemountain.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF MONTAGNAIS

ˌmɒntənˈjeɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONTAGNAIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Montagnais is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONTAGNAIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Montagnais in the English dictionary

The definition of Montagnais in the dictionary is a member of an Innu people living in Labrador and eastern Quebec. Other definition of Montagnais is the Algonquian language of this people.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONTAGNAIS

atelier · beignet · cimier · conchiglie · cuisinier · douanier · escalier · greffier · hotelier · metayer · Parmentier · passepied · patissier · perfumier · semainier · sommelier · sottisier · ukiyo-e · yay · yea

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONTAGNAIS

Mont Perdu · Mont-Saint-Michel · Mont. · montadale · montage · Montagnard · Montagu · Montagu´s blenny · Montagu´s harrier · Montague grammar · Montaigne · Montale · montan wax · Montana · Montanan · montane · montant · montanto · montaria · Montauban

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONTAGNAIS

Beauharnais · beaujolais · Beauvais · Calais · cor anglais · dais · fromage frais · Gervais · Lyonnais · mauvais · Minas Gerais · Nivernais · Nord-Pas-de-Calais · palais · Pas de Calais · Pas-de-Calais · Rabelais · Rais · Resnais · Valais

Synonyms and antonyms of Montagnais in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Montagnais» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MONTAGNAIS

Find out the translation of Montagnais to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Montagnais from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Montagnais» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

Montagnais
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

Montagnais
570 millions of speakers
en

English

Montagnais
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

Montagnais
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Montagnais
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

монтанье
278 millions of speakers
pt

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montagnais
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

Montagnais,
260 millions of speakers
fr

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Montagnais
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Montagnais
190 millions of speakers
de

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Montagnais
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

モンターニャ
130 millions of speakers
ko

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Montagnais
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Montagnais
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Montagnais
80 millions of speakers
ta

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Montagnais,
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मोंटग्नास
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Montagnais
70 millions of speakers
it

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Montagnais
65 millions of speakers
pl

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Montagnais
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

Монтаньє
40 millions of speakers
ro

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Montagnais
30 millions of speakers
el

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Montagnais
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

MONTAGNAIS
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Montagnais
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Montagnais
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Montagnais

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONTAGNAIS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of Montagnais
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Montagnais».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Montagnais

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONTAGNAIS»

Discover the use of Montagnais in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Montagnais and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Le montagnais. Langue algonquienne du Québec.
This essay is followed by a rendering of the Stanzaic Poems from Middle-Dutch into Modern English prose. With an introduction by Edward Schillebeeckx.
Hadewijch, Marieke J. E. H. T. van Baest, 1998
2
The Great Encounter: Native Peoples and European Settlers in ...
European diseases helped change the Montagnais kinship structure to the detriment of women. As many of their relatives died or converted to Catholicism, women lost the support of male relatives and the ability to augment their families by ...
Jayme A. Sokolow, 2003
3
The Innu (the Montagnais-Naskapi)
Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes, and future prospects of the Montagnais-Naskapi Indians. Includes a picture essay on their crafts.
Peter Armitage, 1991
4
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
loom up in Montagnais territory, which extended from James Bay to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Samuel de Champlain, the explorer and founder of New France (now the eastern part of Canada), encountered the Montagnais at the mouth of the ...
Carl Waldman, 2009
5
Papers on Historical Algonquian and Iroquois Topics
Montagnais females were considered to have equal status to males in the Society and personal autonomy for both sexes was reinforced by a number of structural factors present in the social structure of Montagnais society. In Montagnais ...
David A. Ezzo, Michael H. Moskowitz, 2007
6
A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples
Naskapi is a Montagnais word that may mean "rude or uncivilized people." Montagnais is French for "mountaineers." Their self-designation was Nenenot, " the People." Contemporary Naskapi and Montagnais refer to themselves as Innu.
Barry Pritzker, 2000
7
Morphologie: Ein Internationales Handbuch Zur Flexion und ...
Axelsson, Monica & Cyr, Danielle (1988), “Is There a Definite Article in Montagnais?”. In: Rosen, Victoria (ed.), Papers from the Tenth Scandinavian Conference of Linguistics [Bergen, 1987]. Bergen: University of Bergen, 52 73 Bloomfield, ...
G. E. Booij, Christian Lehmann, Joachim Mugdan, 2004
8
Native Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and ...
rights, cash, and participation in the overall decisionmaking process concerning development, land use, and other environmental issues. wooded Montagnais country, whereas Naskapi country, more open and grassy, was favored by caribou.
Barry M. Pritzker, 1998
9
Handbook of North American Indians: Subarctic
Since the earliest historic period, at least, those Indians designated by Speck ( 1926:275, 1931) as Montagnais- Naskapi (.montan'ya nas'kape) have inhabited the greater portion of the Labrador Peninsula, the land mass east of Hudson and  ...
‎1978
10
The American Indian: Past and Present
Le Jeune soon discovered that the seminomadic Montagnais Indians of the St. Lawrence Valley were very difficult subjects for conversion. Their constant wandering in search of food forced the Jesuits to travel with them, placing severe strains ...
Roger L. Nichols, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONTAGNAIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Montagnais is used in the context of the following news items.
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Part 1 of a five-part series
The (maritime) Mi'qmaq, the (north shore) Montagnais and others “constantly war against the Canadians and diverse other peoples (Algonkins ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
2
When Europeans arrived: Second in a three-part series on First …
In 1602, two Montagnais had accompanied French traders from Tadoussac to France hoping to make an alliance so that French and ... «Peterborough Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Looking for the real Champlain
In 1628, Champlain was presented with three young women of the Montagnais, who were offered as good conduct hostages by their sagamo, ... «The Sudbury Star, Jun 15»
4
Starflowers on the edge of summer
... of the Northeastern Algonquians” that among the Montagnais Indians, “for general sickness, and incidentally for consumption, star anemone ... «Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel, May 15»
5
Full Pundit: Péladeau wins. Stand by for sovereignty
“Would the PQ agree to exempt from secession the lands of the Inuit, the Cree and the Montagnais,” for example? “What territory would remain ... «National Post, May 15»
6
William Johnson: What can we expect from PKP's future blitzkrieg 'to …
For example, would the PQ agree to exempt from secession the lands of the Inuit, the Cree and the Montagnais, who all voted in 1995 by 95 per ... «National Post, May 15»
7
So You Think You're Tough?
In Canada, I hunted caribou with a Montagnais Indian named Maurice Boisvin. Maurice had learned to use a tumpline pack when he was 10 years old and could ... «Field and Stream, May 15»
8
Pope Francis to Gender Theorists: "Removing the Difference Is the …
Diane Montagnais Rome correspondent for Aleteia's English edition. TAGS. Pope Francis, · General Audience, · Gender Theory. Rating. «Aleteia, Apr 15»
9
Judge wrongs of history in context — and don't erase names
... areas, involving the Wabanaki Confederacy (including many Mi'kmaq, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Abenaki and Montagnais.). «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Apr 15»
10
Court rules that members of the Métis community of Domaine-du …
... province's petition without ministerial authorization, owing to the ancestral rights that the Constitution Act confers on Montagnais Aboriginals. «Lexology, Mar 15»
REFERENCE
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