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Well these were native tribes that have been living in these mountainous jungles for a long time. For me, I associate the label "locals" with a slightly more "
by thebestreadmill 4y ago
Well these were native tribes that have been living in these mountainous jungles for a long time.
For me, I associate the label "locals" with a slightly more "modern" society which has been converted to modernism a certain amount.
In no way did I mean to demean them if that is where you are going with this. :)
But you can certainly call them locals if you wish.
- saimiam 4y agoFor some reason, it didn’t even occur to me that you meant literal indigenous tribes. Tbh, I was a little put off by the word ‘natives’ because I thought you were referring to non tribal, present day individuals as natives. But I think there is definitely a missing word for present day indigenous, tribal people who prefer to adhere to their ways rather than accept modern ways of life. “Natives” sounds demeaning to me. “Locals” has a whiff of modernity. Maybe “indigenes” (which is apparently a real word)? https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Indigenes https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Indigenes