Definition
People who were born in or originally come from a particular place, especially Indigenous peoples of a region.
Etymology
From Latin 'nativus' meaning 'innate, natural, native,' derived from 'nasci' meaning 'to be born.' The 'nat-' root appears in words like 'nature' and 'natal.'
Kelly Says
The term 'native' can be tricky—in modern usage it often refers to Indigenous peoples, but technically anyone born somewhere is native to that place, including the descendants of colonizers, which shows how language reflects complex historical power dynamics.
Translations
ARالعربية
أهالي الأصلي
a-ha-li al-as-li
BNবাংলা
মূলবাসী
mool-ba-shee
CACatalà
autòctons
aw-to-ktones
CSČeština
domorodci
do-mo-rod-tsi
DADansk
indfødte
in-foed-te
DEDeutsch
Ureinwohner
oy-rayn-voh-her
ELΕλληνικά
πρώτοι κάτοικοι
pro-toi ka-toi-koi
ESEspañol
nativos
na-ti-vos
FISuomi
alkuperäiset asukkaat
al-ku-pe-rai-set as-u-kaat
FRFrançais
autochtones
o-to-kohn
GUGU
જન્મભૂમિ
jan-m-bhoo-mi
HEעברית
מקומיים
me-ko-yim
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन निवासी
pra-cheen ni-vaasi
HUMagyar
őslakosok
oos-la-kos-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pribumi
pri-boo-mee
ITItaliano
indigeni
in-dee-ghe-nee
MRMR
प्राचीन रहिवासी
pra-cheen ra-hi-va-see
MSBahasa Melayu
asli
as-li
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်သူ
pyi-the-oo
NLNederlands
inheemsen
in-heem-sen
PLPolski
Indianie
in-dee-an-ee
PTPortuguês
indígenas
ih-dee-zhen-as
RORomână
indigeni
in-dee-ghe-nee
RUРусский
коренные жители
kor-en-nye zhi-te-li
SVSvenska
ursprungliga invånare
oor-sprung-lee-ga in-va-na-re
TAதமிழ்
தொல்லியல் மக்கள்
tolli-yaal makkal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రాచీన నివాసులు
pra-chee-na ni-va-su-lu
THไทย
ชนพื้นเมือง
chon phoo-mueang
TLTL
katutubo
ka-tu-too-bo
TRTürkçe
yerli halk
yer-li halk
UKУкраїнська
корінні мешканці
ko-rin-ni me-ska-n-tzi
URاردو
مُستعمر
moo-sta-e-meer
VITiếng Việt
người bản địa
nguoi ban-dia
ZH中文
土著居民
tuǒ zhǔ jū míng
ZUZU
abantu abasizwe
a-ban-too a-ba-si-zwe