Innu

An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.

Proper noun

  1. An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.

    Synonyms: Montagnais

  2. The Montagnais language.

    Synonyms: Innu-aimun

Origin

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.

Noun

  1. A member of this people

Forms

Innus Innu