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Nicetomeetyou Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
'be native to' and 'be indigenous to'
I look those words up in the dictionary and found the following sample sentence.
(A) The tree is native to Canada.
(B) The tree is indigenous to Canada.
Is it okay to use 'food' as an subject, as in "Kiwifruit is native/indigenous to north-central and eastern China?"
(A) The tree is native to Canada.
(B) The tree is indigenous to Canada.
Is it okay to use 'food' as an subject, as in "Kiwifruit is native/indigenous to north-central and eastern China?"
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Yes, when it is a plant. It is not natural for most food. Chips are native to Ireland.
- Yes, when it is a plant.
- It is not natural for most food.
- Chips are native to Ireland.
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Yes, when it is a plant.
It is not natural for most food.
Chips are native to Ireland.
It is not natural for most food.
Chips are native to Ireland.
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Indigenous means "it lives there in the wild." For plants, it means that it does not require human cultivation.
For people, it means that they have traditions that enable them to survive on native plants and animals.
Potatoes are indigenous to the Andes mountains in South America.
Chips cannot be indigenous because they don't live or grow anywhere.
For people, it means that they have traditions that enable them to survive on native plants and animals.
Potatoes are indigenous to the Andes mountains in South America.
Chips cannot be indigenous because they don't live or grow anywhere.
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Thanks to your help, I am now more confident about the use of 'be indigenous to/native to.' Thank you very much.
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