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Aboriginal vs Arrernte - What's the difference?

aboriginal | arrernte |

As nouns the difference between aboriginal and arrernte

is that aboriginal is an animal or plant native to a region while Arrernte is a member of the Arrernte aboriginal people of Northern Territory, Australia.

As proper nouns the difference between aboriginal and arrernte

is that aboriginal is any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines while Arrernte is an aboriginal people of Northern Territory, Australia.

As an adjective aboriginal

is first according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.

aboriginal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • First according to historical or scientific records; original; indigenous; primitive.
  • * 1814 , , The Excursion , Longman et al. (publishers), [http://books.google.com/books?id=T18JAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA277&dq=aboriginal page 277]:
  • Green in the Church-yard, beautiful and green; / / And mantled o'er with aboriginal turf / And everlasting flowers.
  • Living in a land before colonization by the Europeans.
  • (Aboriginal)
  • Synonyms

    * (indigenous to a place) native, indigenous, autochthonous, endemic, original, first, earliest, primitive, ancient, primordial, primeval

    Derived terms

    * aboriginality * aboriginally

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An animal or plant native to a region.
  • * Charles Darwin
  • It may well be doubted whether this frog is an aboriginal of these islands.
  • (Aboriginal)
  • Usage notes

    * Using uncapitalized aboriginal to refer to people or anything associated with people may cause offence. * In Canada, style manuals recommend against using the noun Aboriginal for a person or people. * See also the usage notes under Aboriginal .

    References

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    arrernte

    Alternative forms

    * Arrente, Aranda, Arrarnta

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An aboriginal people of Northern Territory, Australia.
  • A group of languages spoken by these people.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the Arrernte aboriginal people of Northern Territory, Australia.