Innu language

Montagnais
Innu-aimun
"Buckle up your children" sign in Innu-aimun, in the Nutashkuan reserve near Natashquan, Quebec
Native toCanada
RegionNitassinan
(Quebec, Labrador)
EthnicityInnu
Native speakers
10,075, 36% of ethnic population (2016 census)
Algic
Language codes
ISO 639-3moe
Glottologmont1268
Linguasphere62-ADA-bb
Eastern Montagnais is classified as Vulnerable by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Innu, Ilnu / assi
"person" / "land"
PersonInnu / Ilnu
PeopleInnut / Innuat / Ilnuatsh
LanguageInnu-aimun
CountryNitassinan

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 community.