先住民(せんじゅうみん)

せんじゅうみん
noun
indigenous people
person
1. indigenous people, native inhabitants
People who originally inhabited a land before colonization or settlement by others. The standard modern term used in academic, political, and news contexts.
先住民(せんじゅうみん)の文化(ぶんか)を学(まな)ぶ。
Learn about indigenous culture.
先住民(せんじゅうみん)の権利(けんり)を守(まも)ることが重要(じゅうよう)だ。
It is important to protect the rights of indigenous people.
オーストラリアの先住民(せんじゅうみん)は独自(どくじ)の言語(げんご)と伝統(でんとう)を持(も)っている。
Australia's indigenous people have their own languages and traditions.

The currently preferred neutral term for indigenous peoples. In Japanese context, the アイヌ are recognized as 先住民族(せんじゅうみんぞく) of Japan.

Common collocations

  • 先住民(せんじゅうみん)の権利(けんり) (indigenous rights)
  • 先住民(せんじゅうみん)文化(ぶんか) (indigenous culture)
  • 先住民族(せんじゅうみんぞく) (indigenous peoples — the ～族(ぞく) variant emphasizes ethnic group identity)

Similar words

  • 先住民(せんじゅうみん): indigenous people (neutral, modern term)
  • 原住民(げんじゅうみん): aborigines, natives (older term, now considered potentially offensive)
  • 土着(どちゃく): native to a place (adjective-like, describes things rooted in a locale)

Related Words

Compare: 原住民(げんじゅうみん) (aborigines, natives)
Compare: 少数民族(しょうすうみんぞく) (ethnic minority)
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