oriundo, nativo
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¿Son esas palabras intercambiable, o hay connotaciones diferentes?
I was told that "oriundo" is used for plants and animals, while "nativo" is used for people. Is this true? It's hard to tell from the example phrases in the dictionary.
Thanks!
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updated May 10, 2011
posted by LaBurra
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Nativo means literally "born" (confer "natividad", "nato" and "nacido"), so "idioma nativo" is the language you are born with, and "un nativo" is a person that was born in a place. It can also be used metaphorically with metals, as in "metal nativo".
"Oriundo" is a cognate of "origin", "orient", "aborigine" (and even "abort"). It is easily used with people and objects: "Soy oriundo de Palencia".
updated Jun 10, 2011
posted by lazarus1907
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Nope, they're interchangeable. 
updated May 10, 2011
posted by Dakie
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Tal vez este artículo de Wikipedia te aclare la duda.
updated May 10, 2011
posted by Gekkosan
A different meaning that I expected! - LaBurra, May 10, 2011
