Aboriginal vs tribal

Aboriginal

noun
  • An Aboriginal inhabitant of Australia. 

name
  • Any of the native languages spoken by Australian aborigines. 

adj
  • Of or pertaining to Australian Aboriginal peoples, Aborigines, or their language. 

tribal

noun
  • A member of a tribe. 

  • A design or image that has been influenced by indigenous peoples; especially such a tattoo. 

adj
  • Of or relating to tribes. 

  • Based on or organized according to tribes. 

How often have the words Aboriginal and tribal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )