English-French translations for autochthonous

• autochtone
  Il ne s’agit pas d’immigrants ni d’envahisseurs, mais d’autochtones. They are the autochthonous inhabitants of those lands.
  Je suis également favorable à une surveillance du traitement accordé aux langues minoritaires, y compris les langues autochtones. I also agree that we must monitor the treatment of minority languages, including autochthonous languages.

Definition of autochthonous

• Native to the place where found; indigenous
• Originating where found; found where it originates
• Buried in place, especially of a fossil preserved in its life position without disturbance or disarticulation

Related words

• autochthon
• autochthonal
• autochthonic
• autochthonism
• parautochthonous
• autochthonously