aboriginal
adj.adj. describing the people who have lived in a country from the very beginning, before others arrived. It is most often used to talk about the first people of Australia.
adj. relating to the indigenous inhabitants of a country or region from the earliest known times. When referring specifically to the indigenous peoples of Australia, it is conventionally capitalised.
The museum features a collection of Aboriginal art.
Researchers are studying aboriginal plant names to understand how the landscape was managed before colonial arrival.
The legal recognition of aboriginal title to the land marked a significant shift in the country's judicial approach to indigenous rights and historical sovereignty.
From aborigine + -al, aborigine being from Latin ab origine (“from the beginning”).
Often capitalised (Aboriginal) when referring specifically to Australian indigenous peoples; used in lowercase for the general sense of 'indigenous'.
the aboriginalsAboriginal peopleUsing the word as a plural noun can be seen as offensive or reductive; it is more respectful to use it as an adjective followed by 'people' or 'peoples'.