Mountaineer

mountaineer . . . I have chosen to used the English _Mountaineer_, rather than the French _Montagnais_, in speaking of the southern Indians. North of the Straits of Belle Isle the French word is never heard, and if you were to refer to these Indians as "Montagnais" to the Labrador natives...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
montagnais
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/45524
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Summary:mountaineer . . . I have chosen to used the English _Mountaineer_, rather than the French _Montagnais_, in speaking of the southern Indians. North of the Straits of Belle Isle the French word is never heard, and if you were to refer to these Indians as "Montagnais" to the Labrador natives it is doubtful whether you would be understood. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G. M. Story AUG 1970 JH AUG 1970 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Not used

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