Definition
An original inhabitant of a region, especially used historically to refer to indigenous Australian peoples.
Etymology
From Latin 'aborigines,' the Romans' term for the earliest inhabitants of Italy, derived from 'ab' (from) + 'origine' (beginning). The term spread globally during colonial periods.
Kelly Says
Interestingly, 'Aborigine' capitalized specifically refers to Australian indigenous peoples, while lowercase 'aborigine' is more general—but today many Australian communities prefer 'Aboriginal person' or specific language group names for greater respect and specificity.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
oorspronklike inwoner
ARالعربية
أبناء السكان الأصليين
ab-na-al-sa-ka-nin al-as-li-in
BNবাংলা
মূলবাসী
mool-ba-see
CACatalà
aborigen
a-bo-ri-zhen
CSČeština
původní obyvatel
poo-vo-dni ob-y-vatel
DADansk
urbefolkning
ur-be-folk-ning
DEDeutsch
Ureinwohner
oy-rayn-voh-her
ELΕλληνικά
πρωτόγονος κάτοικος
pro-to-go-nos ka-to-ikos
ESEspañol
aborigen
ab-or-i-hen
EUEuskara
lehenago bizitza
FISuomi
alkuperäinen asukas
al-ku-pe-rai-nen a-su-kas
FRFrançais
aborigène
ab-or-zheen
GLGalego
poboación orixinal
GUGU
ભૂતપૂર્વ રહેવાસી
bhoot-poorv re-ha-va-see
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन निवासी
pra-cheen ni-va-see
HRHrvatski
izvorni stanovnik
HUMagyar
indián
in-dee-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
pribumi
pri-boo-mee
ITItaliano
aborigeno
ab-or-zhee-noh
LTLietuvių
pirmužemis gyventojas
LVLatviešu
sākotnējs iedzīvotājs
MRMR
प्राचीन निवासी
pra-cheen ni-va-see
MSBahasa Melayu
orang asli
o-rang a-sli
NLNederlands
inheemse
in-heem-seh
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਾਚੀਨ ਵਸਨੀ
pra-cheen vas-nee
PLPolski
Aborygen
a-bo-ry-hen
PTPortuguês
aborígene
a-bo-ri-zheen
RORomână
indigen
in-di-jen
RUРусский
коренной житель
kor-en-noy zhi-tel
SKSlovenčina
pôvodný obyvateľ
SLSlovenščina
izvoren prebivalca
SVSvenska
ursprungsborgare
oor-sprung-s-bor-gare
SWKiswahili
mwanaboriginal
mwa-na-bo-ri-jin-al
TEతెలుగు
ప్రాచీన నివాసి
pra-cheena ni-va-see
THไทย
ชนพื้นเมือง
chon phooen mueang
TLTL
katutubo
ka-tu-too-boh
UKУкраїнська
корінний житель
ko-rin-niy zhi-tel
VITiếng Việt
người bản địa
nguoi ban-dia