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先住民 (せんじゅうみん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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せん
住じゅう
民みん
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The indigenous people of Australia are called Aborigines.
The rights of the indigenous people have been contested in that region for many years.
Usage patterns 先せん 住じゅう 民みん の 権けん 利り を 守まも る to protect the rights of indigenous people
The government created a new law to protect the rights of indigenous people.
先せん 住じゅう 民みん の 文ぶん 化か を 尊そん 重ちょう する to respect indigenous culture
先せん 住じゅう 民みん に 対たい する 差さ 別べつ discrimination against indigenous people
先せん 住じゅう 民みん 族ぞく の 言げん 語ご を 保ほ 存ぞん する to preserve the language of indigenous peoples
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects Related words 原住民 and 先住民 both mean 'original inhabitants', but 先住民 stresses arriving 'first' before later settlers, while 原住民 is a more neutral, purely descriptive term and can sound outdated or insensitive in modern usage.
先住民 is the standard, neutral modern term for indigenous peoples, while 土人 is an outdated word now widely considered derogatory.
先住民 is the standard, everyday term for 'indigenous people', while 先住 is more often used as a modifier or in compound expressions.
Etymology Compound of 先 (せん, 'previous, earlier') + 住民 (じゅうみん, 'inhabitants, residents'). The term is a modern coinage used to refer to indigenous populations.
This museum holds exhibits that respect indigenous culture.
Discrimination against indigenous people still remains deeply rooted today.
Researchers continue their efforts to preserve the languages of indigenous peoples.
