Wondering how to use Indigene in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as native or person.
Indigene meaning
Indigenous.
Using Indigene
- The main meaning on this page is: Indigenous.
- Useful related words include: native, indigen, person, individual.
- In the example corpus, indigene often appears in combinations such as: an indigene, indigene of, state indigene.
Context around Indigene
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indigene
- In this selection, "indigene" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, benue, abia, ghanaian, revealed, resident and based stand out and add context to how "indigene" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bini indigene or nobody and aboh an indigene of okoloba. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indigene" sits close to words such as aditi, aegon and aerobics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indigene
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Nigeria is obsessed with ethnic boundaries and indigene based politics. (10 words)
Although, he is not an indigene, he has lived for so long with us. (14 words)
While Laycon is an indigene of Ogun State, he does not live and work there. (15 words)
An eye witness and an indigene of the village, Malam Musa Ibrahim, who narrowly escaped from being killed, said over the phone, that the bandits arrived the village on the early hours of Tuesday on motorbikes, carrying AK 47 rifles. (40 words)
In response, the father of the first child of the year, Onuoha Martins, a private school teacher and an indigene of Ndokwa East Local Government Area, expressed his excitement and appreciation for the gifts showered on his son. (38 words)
According to a native who identified himself as Msughter, an indigene had accosted the settler why he came to the river bank to mould blocks as the community leaders had forbidden people from moulding blocks in the area. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also, an indigene of the area, Mr. Odia Benson reportedlytold newsmen that the gunmenreleased two children while a woman escaped.
Dr. Samura Kamara’s mother, Ya Bomporro Kamara (nee Kanu) is an indigene of Kamalo, Sands Look Chiefdom, Karene District, Northern – Western Region.
Further enquires by the Benue indigene revealed that the said woman’s husband lived in the United States.
Although, he is not an indigene, he has lived for so long with us.
In response, the father of the first child of the year, Onuoha Martins, a private school teacher and an indigene of Ndokwa East Local Government Area, expressed his excitement and appreciation for the gifts showered on his son.
The activist, an Abia indigene, said “these initiatives are testimonies of my dedication to supporting the disabled community in every possible way.
Various sources said the soldiers went to Okuoma to secure the release of one Mr Anthony Aboh, an indigene of Okoloba, who was abducted over the lingering land dispute between the two communities.
A 12-year-old Ghanaian indigene resident in Belgium has reportedly died of coronavirus after she was sent home from the hospital.
According to a native who identified himself as Msughter, an indigene had accosted the settler why he came to the river bank to mould blocks as the community leaders had forbidden people from moulding blocks in the area.
Adamu Kabiru, an indigene of Itas who said he knew some of the victims lamented their death while praying for the repose of their souls.
An eye witness and an indigene of the village, Malam Musa Ibrahim, who narrowly escaped from being killed, said over the phone, that the bandits arrived the village on the early hours of Tuesday on motorbikes, carrying AK 47 rifles.
A particular group, in an advert published in some newspapers, threatened the Federal Government, insisting that it was either a Bini indigene or nobody else.
He urged the paramount ruler of Ogbolomabiri to ensure that no Nembe indigene was denied the right of living in their ancestral home or become internally displaced persons.
Nigeria is obsessed with ethnic boundaries and indigene based politics.
Odi who was an indigene of Umueje Obinze, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, was allegedly quarrelling with Iwu on how to share the bride price of their sister who got married on Sunday, November 29.
Okpaleke was some years back appointed the bishop of Ahiara Diocese in Imo State, but was rejected by the people of the area because he was not an indigene of the place.
The 30-year-old Imo state indigene took to his official Twitter page on Tuesday to make the announcement that has been received positively by his fans identified as the ‘Superions’.
The house observed a minute silence in honour of the first Nigerian female combatant helicopter pilot, an indigene of Ijumu Local Government Area of the state.
The proposed law, however, gave conditions that could make a woman who was divorced or became widowed, remain an indigene.
While Laycon is an indigene of Ogun State, he does not live and work there.
Common combinations with indigene
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an indigene 26×
- indigene of 25×
- state indigene 4×
- indigene said 2×
- indigene or 2×
- -year-old indigene 2×