indigenous in Tagalog
katutubo
UK/ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs/US/ɪnˈdɪd͡ʒənəs/
indigenous in Tagalog: katutubo. In English, indigenous means native to a land, especially before colonization.
Tagalog words for indigenous
- born or engendered in, native to a land or region
- katutubo
English meaning of indigenous
- adjective Native to a land, especially before colonization.
- adjective In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.
- adjective Innate, inborn.
- adjective Original to a geographical area.
indigenous in a sentence
- The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War.
- The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
- That style of pottery is indigenous to that region.
Synonyms of indigenous
indigenous in other languages
Questions about indigenous in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of indigenous in Tagalog?
- Indigenous in Tagalog is katutubo.
- Ano ang indigenous sa Tagalog?
- Indigenous: katutubo.
- What does indigenous mean in English?
- Indigenous means native to a land, especially before colonization.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: indigenous (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tagalog words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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