# Innu

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. An Algonquian First Nations people inhabiting most of northeastern Labrador and parts of Quebec in eastern Canada.
2. The Montagnais language.

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/innu