Hi,
Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com> said:
> I coined the term "Indigen" as a good replacement but a friend who is
> descended from the indigenous peoples of what is now known as North
> America pointed out to me that it sounds too close to "indigent".
That's pretty much what the French called the natives of North America
- "les indigenes".
Of course they're not *really* indigenous, having walked over from
Eastern Asia :-)
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Cheers,
Stan Barr stanb_at_dial.pipex.com
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Received on Mon Jan 20 2003 - 14:56:01 GMT