ELI5: Why are native Australians called Aboriginals when in English the prefix "a" usually means "not"- ex Abnormal, atypical, etc? Submitted by Invisible_Swan t3_11cuspv on February 26, 2023 at 10:28 PM in explainlikeimfive 35 comments 8
sjwt t1_ja5bfnr wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:18 PM Just as we are not "not Ustralians" Just because something starts with A does not mean the A is a prefix Permalink 3
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