amëtar adj (belonging to one by birth)
autokton adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
autokton adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
vendës adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

αὐτόχθων adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Arabic

1 entries

أَصْلِيّ adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Armenian

2 entries

հայրենի adj (belonging to one by birth)
մայրենի adj (belonging to one by birth)

Assamese

4 entries

থলুৱা adj (belonging to one by birth)
থলুৱা adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
থলুৱা adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
থলুৱা adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)

Azerbaijani

1 entries

doğma adj (belonging to one by birth)

Belarusian

4 entries

карэ́нны adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
ро́дны adj (belonging to one by birth)
тубы́льны adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
тубы́льчы adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Bulgarian

4 entries

местен adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
роден adj (belonging to one by birth)
туземен adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
местен noun (person who is native to a place)

Catalan

3 entries

indígena noun (person who is native to a place)
nadiu noun (person who is native to a place)
nadiua noun (person who is native to a place)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

土著 adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
本地 adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
本地 adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
原住民 noun (person of aboriginal stock)

Czech

3 entries

rodný adj (belonging to one by birth)
domorodec noun (person who is native to a place)
rodák noun (person who is native to a place)

Danish

1 entries

indfødt adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Dutch

4 entries

aangeboren adj (belonging to one by birth)
autochtoon adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
geboorte adj (belonging to one by birth)
geboren en getogen adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Eastern Mari

1 entries

абориген adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Esperanto

4 entries

denaska adj (belonging to one by birth)
indiĝena adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
indiĝenino noun (person who is native to a place)
indiĝeno noun (person who is native to a place)

Finnish

4 entries

alkuperäinen adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
alkuperäinen adj (of or relating to the native inhabitants of the Americas, or of Australia)
alkuperäinen adj (original; constituting the original substance of anything)
alkuperäis adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

French

4 entries

autochtone adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
endémique adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
indigène adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
maternel adj (belonging to one by birth)

Galician

1 entries

nativo adj (belonging to one by birth)

Georgian

2 entries

ადგილობრივი adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
მკვიდრი adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

German

4 entries

einheimisch adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
gebürtig adj (belonging to one by birth)
gebürtig adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
Eingeborene noun (person who is native to a place)

Greek

4 entries

αυτόχθων adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
γενέθλιος adj (belonging to one by birth)
γηγενής adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
ιθαγενής adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Hindi

4 entries

उत्पत्ति adj (belonging to one by birth)
उत्पत्ति adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
मूल adj (belonging to one by birth)
मूल adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Hungarian

4 entries

anya adj (belonging to one by birth)
bennszülött adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
eredeti adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
helybeli adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Italian

4 entries

aborigeno adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
autoctono adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
endemico adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
indigeno adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Japanese

2 entries

土着の adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
自国の adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Korean

4 entries

토산의 adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
원주민 noun (person who is native to a place)
원주민 noun (person of aboriginal stock)
현지인 noun (person who is native to a place)

Latin

4 entries

indigenus adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
indiges adj (belonging to one by birth)
indiges adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
indigena noun (person who is native to a place)

Macedonian

4 entries

мајчин adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
местен adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
роден adj (belonging to one by birth)
роден adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Malayalam

2 entries

നാട്ടുകാരൻ noun (person who is native to a place)
സ്വദേശി noun (person who is native to a place)

Maltese

1 entries

nattiv adj (belonging to one by birth)

Manx

4 entries

ben ghooie noun (person who is native to a place)
dooghyssagh noun (person who is native to a place)
fer dooie noun (person who is native to a place)
çheeragh noun (person who is native to a place)

Māori

1 entries

tangata whenua noun (person who is native to a place)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

heimehørende adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
hjemmehørende adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
innfødt adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries

heimehøyrande adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
innfødd adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Old English

4 entries

inlende adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
inlende adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
inlendisċ adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
inlendisċ adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Persian

2 entries

بومی adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
بومی noun (person of aboriginal stock)

Polish

4 entries

natywny adj (computing: pertaining to a particular system)
ojczysty adj (belonging to one by birth)
rdzenny adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
rodzimy adj (belonging to one by birth)

Portuguese

4 entries

indígena adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
nativo adj (belonging to one by birth)
nativo adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
nativo adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Romanian

4 entries

autohton adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
de la naștere adj (belonging to one by birth)
localnic adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
matern adj (belonging to one by birth)

Russian

4 entries

коренно́й adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
ме́стный adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)
ме́стный adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)
родно́й adj (belonging to one by birth)

Sanskrit

1 entries

देशज adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Scots

1 entries

hamespun noun (person who is native to a place)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

gnèitheach adj (biology: which occurs of its own accord in a given locality)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

rođeni adj (belonging to one by birth)
starosedeoc adj (belonging to one by birth)
starosedeoc adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
sȁmorodan adj (belonging to one by birth)

Spanish

4 entries

autóctono adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
indígena adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
natal adj (belonging to one by birth)
nativo adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Swedish

1 entries

inhemsk adj (born or grown in the region in which it lives or is found)

Tagalog

1 entries

katutubo adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

Telugu

1 entries

జన్మస్థలం adj (belonging to one by birth)

Tok Pisin

1 entries

kanaka noun (person who is native to a place)

Ukrainian

3 entries

корінни́й adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)
рі́дний adj (belonging to one by birth)
тубі́льний adj (characteristic of or relating to people inhabiting a region from prehistoric times)

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We had native guides on our trip to the mountain.

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English is not my native language.

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The family moved from their native Germany to Chicago around the year 1830.

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Such ability is native to him.

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Eastern Mari

Esperanto

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Georgian

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Italian

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Manx

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