noun
or ku·te·nay also koo·te·nai ˈküt ə nˌā, -t(ˌ)nā, -tnē
( plural kutenai or kutenais or kutenay or kutenays )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a people of the Rocky mountains on both sides of the U.S.-Canada boundary
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Kitunahan language of the Kutenai people