aboriginal

«aboriginal» in Mova's school dictionary: Aboriginal: belonging to the first peoples of Australia… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Aboriginal — usually with a capital A); noun (an Aboriginal — avoided now; say Aboriginal person/people)

meaning for a pupil

1) Aboriginal: belonging to the first peoples of Australia, who have lived there for more than 60 000 years (Aboriginal people, Aboriginal art). tree →

2) aboriginal (lower case): belonging to a place from the very beginning; native, original (aboriginal peoples of Canada). tree →

sense in the lessons

In Australian history and culture lessons, pupils learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Dreaming stories, art with dots and lines, songlines, connection to Country, many languages and nations. Schools often begin events with an «Acknowledgement of Country». In Canada, «Aboriginal» was used for First Nations, Inuit and Métis, though «Indigenous» is now more common. Phrases: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Aboriginal art, Aboriginal culture, Acknowledgement of Country.

examples

• Aboriginal people have lived in Australia for more than 60 000 years. tree →
• We looked at Aboriginal dot paintings in art class. tree →
• Many Aboriginal languages are still spoken today. tree →
• The assembly began with an Acknowledgement of Country. tree →
• Dreaming stories explain how the land and animals came to be. tree →
• Uluru is a sacred place for the Aboriginal people of that land. tree →
• They are possibly a relic of the days of Aryan conquest, when the fair-skinned, fair-haired Aryan conquered the swarthier aboriginals. tree →

note

Write with a capital A when it means Australia's first peoples. Use it as an adjective (Aboriginal people, an Aboriginal artist), not as a noun («an Aboriginal», «Aborigines» sound old-fashioned or rude). There are hundreds of different Aboriginal nations, not one.

In the corpora

• The didgeridoo comes from Aboriginal Australians of northern Australia, traditionally made from a branch hollowed by termites; skilled players use circular breathing.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Māori and Native American peoples are the first peoples of their lands, and their cultures deserve respect.
• Australia Day on 26 January marks the arrival of the First Fleet, and many Aboriginal people call it Invasion Day.
• People everywhere have made pictures of the sky: Aboriginal Australians see an Emu in the dark dust clouds of the Milky Way.
• Aboriginal Australians see the Emu in the Sky in the dark dust clouds of the Milky Way.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «aboriginal» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.