土ど人じん

noun

native; aboriginal person

Refers to indigenous people, but often carries a derogatory or colonial-era nuance. Modern usage is generally avoided in favor of more respectful terms.

• その島しまの土ど人じんは、独どく自じの言げん語ごと文ぶん化かを持もっていた。

  The natives of that island had their own language and culture.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、先せん住じゅう民みんを「土ど人じん」と呼よんでいることがある。

  In old documents, indigenous people are sometimes referred to as 'dojin'.