indigenous

native to a place; living there from the earliest times

देशज, स्वदेशी, मूल निवासी

Usage

Examples

The Toda people are indigenous to the Nilgiri hills.

Neem is indigenous to the Indian subcontinent.

Common mistake

The tiger is indigenous of India.

The tiger is indigenous to India.

We say indigenous to a place.

Remember: Indigenous = first at home there.