Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

innu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
in-nu
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

The Montagnais language.

noun

A member of this people

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.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Innu, *erenyiwa

Inflected Forms

Innus (plural)

Synonyms

Montagnais Innu-aimun

Questions

What does innu mean?
An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.
Where does innu come from?
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.

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