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Filipino vs indigen

indigen vs Filipino

Filipino and indigen both are nouns.

Filipino is an adjective but indigen is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Filipino Yes Yes No No
indigen Yes No No No
As nouns, indigen is a hypernym of Filipino; that is, indigen is a word with a broader meaning than Filipino:
  • Filipino: a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
  • indigen: an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
Other hypernyms of Filipino include aboriginal, aborigine, indigene, native.
Filipino (noun) indigen (noun)
official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
a native or inhabitant of the Philippines
Filipino (adjective) indigen (adjective)
of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs
Difference between Filipino and indigen

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