Old Montagnais is the period in the history of the

Innu-aimun Innu-aimun or Montagnais is an Algonquian language spoken by over 10,000 Innu in Labrador and Quebec in Eastern Canada. It is a member of the Cree–Montagnais– Naskapi dialect continuum and is spoken in various dialects depending on the com ...

language preceding its current form. There are several sound changes that Old Montagnais underwent. One example is the change from Old Montagnais ''ayaškimew'' to modern Innu ''ayassimēw''.

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Innu culture Indigenous languages of the North American eastern woodlands Central Algonquian languages First Nations languages in Canada {{IndigenousAmerican-lang-stub