| indigenous language | (n) a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere |
| indigenously | (adv) in an indigenous manner |
| indigenousness | (n) nativeness by virtue of originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place), Syn. autochthony, endemism |
| Indigenous | a. [ L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. Lion Playas. [ 1913 Webster ] Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |