 | English  | German | |
 | homegrown {adj} [native, indigenous] | 36 einheimisch | |
| Verbs |
| to ostracize [banish from native country] | 378 verbannen | |
| to expatriate [banish from native country] | 24 verbannen | |
| Nouns |
| ethn. relig. powwow [of Native Americans] | 35 Versammlung {f} | |
| injun [Am.] [pej.] [racial slur for a Native American] | 34 Rothaut {f} [pej.] [auch hum.] | |
| ling. natives [short: native speakers] | 28 Muttersprachler {pl} | |
| Buckeye [Am.] [coll.] [nickname for a native or resident of Ohio] | 16 Buckeye {m} [Spitzname für eine in Ohio geborene oder lebende Person] | |
| cloth. headdress [worn by Native Americans] | 15 Federschmuck {m} | |
| expatriate [banished from native country] | 13 Ausgebürgerter {m} | |
| ethn. redskin [offensive] [Native American] | 13 Indianer {m} [heute von manchen als diskriminierend empfunden] | |
| injun [racial slur for a Native American] [Am.] [pej.] | 10 [beleidigende Bezeichnung für Indianerin] | |
| ethn. wampum [strings or belts of shell beads, used as money etc. by some Native Americans] | 9 Wampum {n} [Gürtel aus Muscheln und Schnecken als Zahlungsmittel und Urkunde bei einigen Indianerstämmen Nordamerikas] | |
| expellee [ethnic and native Germans expelled from other countries after WW II] | 7 Heimatvertriebener {m} | |
| [Finnish citizen whose native language is Swedish] | 5 Finnländer {m} [Finnlandschwede] | |
| archi. ethn. pithouse [native American type of dwelling] | 5 Erdhaus {n} | |
| [a non-native resident of Munich, Germany] | Wahlmünchener {m} | |
| [a non-native resident of Munich, Germany] [female] | Wahlmünchenerin {f} | |
| geogr. [female native of Canton Solothurn in Switzerland] | Solothurnerin {f} | |
| [female native of the city of St. Gallen / St Gall or of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen / St Gall] | Sankt Gallenerin {f} <St. Gallenerin> [auch: Sankt-Gallenerin] | |
| [female native of the city of St. Gallen / St Gall or of the Swiss canton of St. Gallen / St Gall] | Sankt Gallerin {f} <St. Gallerin> [auch: Sankt-Gallerin] | |
| ethn. [female native of the city of Zug or of the Swiss canton of Zug] | Zugerin {f} | |
| [female native of the Swiss town of Engelberg in Obwalden Canton] | Engelbergerin {f} | |
| ethn. [male native or inhabitant of Zug, Switzerland] | Zuger {m} | |
| [native of Canton Solothurn in Switzerland] | Solothurner {m} | |
| ethn. geogr. Aeginetan [inhabitant or native of Aegina] | Äginete {m} | |
| ethn. Aleppine [native or inhabitant of Aleppo] | Aleppiner {m} | |
| hist. amah [native nanny in colonial times] | eingeborene Kinderfrau {f} [bes. Ostasien] | |
| ethn. Anatolian [a native or inhabitant of Anatolia] | Anatolier {m} | |
| geogr. Antigua [also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population] | Antigua {n} [Insel der Kleinen Antillen] | |
| Antwerpian [native or inhabitant of Antwerp] | Antwerpener {m} | |
| hist. ayah [native nanny in colonial times] | eingeborene Kinderfrau {f} | |
| Bernese [inhabitant / native of Bern or the Canton of Berne] | Berner {m} | |
| Bruxellois [native or inhabitant of Brussels] | Brüsseler {m} | |
| Caulkhead [coll.] [also: caulkhead] [native of the Isle of Wight] | Bewohner {m} der Isle of Wight | |
| Clydesider [Scot.] [native or resident of the region along the River Clyde] | Bewohner {m} des Clydegebiets | |
| ethn. Indian [female Central or South American native] | Indiofrau {f} | |
| Jutlander [native or inhabitant of Jutland] | Jütländer {m} [Person, gebürtig oder wohnhaft in Jütland] | |
| geogr. Jutlander [native or inhabitant of Jutland] [female] | Jütländerin {f} [Mädchen oder Frau, gebürtig oder wohnhaft in Jütland] | |
| kelper [coll.] [native or inhabitant of the Falkland Islands] | Falkländer {m} | |
| ethn. Kickapoo [member of a Native American nation] | Kickapoo {m} | |
| hist. Lacedaemonian [a native or inhabitant of Lacedaemon, an area of ancient Greece] | Lakedaimonier {m} | |
| ethn. Marseillais [native or inhabitant of Marseilles] | Marseiller {m} | |
| Mecklenburgian [female] [native or inhabitant of Mecklenburg] | Mecklenburgerin {f} | |
| Mecklenburgian [native or inhabitant of Mecklenburg] | Mecklenburger {m} | |
| cloth. ethn. moocha [loincloth (made of animals' tails or strips of animal skin) worn by native peoples of South Africa] | Moocha {f} [Lendentuch] | |
| Moonraker [Br.] [coll.] [a native of the county of Wiltshire] | [Spitzname für Einwohner aus der Grafschaft Wiltshire; wörtl. "Mondharker"] | |
| educ. munshi [Ind.] [also spelled moonshee] [native language instructor, esp. in British India] | Munschi {m} [einheimischer Sprachlehrer, bes. in Britisch-Indien] | |
| ethn. Omaha [Native American people] | Omaha {pl} | |
| Pekingese [native or inhabitant of Beijing] | Pekinger {m} | |
| mineral. rosickyite [a mineral γ-S consisting of native sulfur in the gamma crystal form] | Rosickyit {m} | |
| ethn. smudging [Native American ceremony] | traditionelle Rauchzeremonie {f} | |
| Victorian [native or inhabitant of Victoria, the state or any of the cities] | Victorianer {m} [Einwohner des austral. Bundesstaats Victoria oder einer Stadt dieses Namens] | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| full-blood {adj} [Am.] [mostly dated] [esp. Indian, Native American, etc.] | Vollblut- | |
| non-native {adj} [referring to non-Native Americans] | nicht-indianisch | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| ethn. relig. Bene Israel [a native Jewish community in India] | Beni {pl} Israel [auch Benai Israel, B'nai Israel, Bani Israel] | |
| ling. Fon (language) [native name: Fon gbè] | Fon {n} [Eigenbezeichnung: Fɔngbè] | |
| ethn. Hackensack (people) [Native American tribe] | Hackensack {pl} [Indianerstamm] | |
| home town [native town] | Heimatgemeinde {f} | |
| hist. Modoc War [native American history] | Modoc-Krieg {m} | |
| ethn. relig. native religion [Am.] [in a North American context: American Indian, Native American] | indianische Religion {f} | |
| ling. non-natives [short: non-native speakers] | Nicht-Muttersprachler {pl} | |
| ethn. hist. peace chief [Native Americans] | Friedenshäuptling {m} [nordamerik. Indianer] | |
| red man [pej.] [Native American] | roter Mann {m} [pej.] [Indianer] | |
| ethn. Tappan (people) [Native American tribe] | Tappan {pl} [Indianerstamm] | |
| ethn. Tsembaga (Maring) [New Guinea native people] | Tsembaga {pl} | |
| ethn. hist. war chief [Native Americans] | Kriegshäuptling {m} [nordamerik. Indianer] | |
| women trafficking [common but non-native English] [preferred: trafficking in women] | Frauenhandel {m} | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| mus. blue corn dance [pueblo Native Americans] | Blue-Corn-Tanz {m} [Pueblo-Indianer] | |
| ethn. hist. Five Civilized Tribes [Native American nations] | Fünf Zivilisierte Stämme {pl} | |
| mil. locally employed civilian [native employee of military forces abroad] | lokaler Zivilangestellter {m} [einheimischer Angestellter von Streitkräften im Ausland] | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| myth. gone to the happy hunting grounds {past-p} [Native American mythology, fig.] [died] | in die ewigen Jagdgründe eingegangen [fig.] [gestorben, meist ugs.] | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| idiom myth. to go to the happy hunting grounds [Native American mythology, fig.] [to die] | in die ewigen Jagdgründe eingehen [fig.] [sterben, meist ugs.] | |
| Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
| gastr. zool. T | | |
| gastr. zool. T | | |
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