indigenous person
a person from the region; a native
TRANSLATION
indigenous person = Einheimische (ein Einheimischer) indigenous worker = einheimischer Arbeiter domestic worker = einheimischer Arbeitnehmer national worker = einheimischer Arbeitnehmer
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
18th Century African explorers were not noted for respecting the rights of INDIGENOUS cultures. Famed explorer James Bruce was once asked what sorts of musical instruments he had seen in Abyssinia (now Ethiopia).
"I think I only saw one lyre* there," Bruce replied. "Yes," George Selwyn muttered in reply, "and there is one less since he left the country!"
Bruce, James (1730-1794) British explorer noted for his discovery of the source of the Blue Nile at Lake Tana in northwestern Ethiopia (1770)
* Note - this anecdote relies on a word-play
lyre = die Leier, liar = der Lügner
In English lyre and liar have identical pronunciations
"I think I only saw one lyre* there," Bruce replied. "Yes," George Selwyn muttered in reply, "and there is one less since he left the country!"
Bruce, James (1730-1794) British explorer noted for his discovery of the source of the Blue Nile at Lake Tana in northwestern Ethiopia (1770)
* Note - this anecdote relies on a word-play
lyre = die Leier, liar = der Lügner
In English lyre and liar have identical pronunciations
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indigenous
Means originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment
From Latin indigena, a native
Synonyms:
aboriginal, autochthonous, congenital, connate, domestic, endemic, home-grown, inborn, inbred, inherent, inherited, innate, native, natural, original
Means originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment
From Latin indigena, a native
Synonyms:
aboriginal, autochthonous, congenital, connate, domestic, endemic, home-grown, inborn, inbred, inherent, inherited, innate, native, natural, original
