|mäntən|yā noun
( plural montagnais -ā(z) ; also monta·gnaises -āz)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, from montagne mountain, from Old French montaigne — more at mountain
1. : chipewyan
2.
a. : an Indian people of northern Quebec, Canada
b. : a member of such people
3. : a dialect of Cree