Figure this out

[mdcrossbow]

You are trapped on an island. The only way to leave is to get to the other side and take a boat from there.
As you journey towards the other side on the road, it splits into two separate roads, each leading in a different way. One of them will lead you to the ship that will save you, and one will lead to certain death. You do not know which way is the right one, and you cannot discern it.
Fortunately though, a villager native to the island is sitting right in front of you. He knows which way leads to safety. There is only one catch. There are two tribes on the island. They are completely identical to one another except in one aspect, one tribe always speaks the truth, while the other tribe always lies.
You may ask the villager in front of you one question to figure out which way to take. What will you ask him?

(Hint: You will not know whether he lies or tells the truth after you have asked him, but you will know which way is the right one.)

 

[DutchmanAZ]

If the one tribe always lies, my question would be "which road is the wrong road?"

 

[Bambistew]

You said one 'always lies' then your hint is you don't know if he lies or not.

 

[noharleyyet]

As Dutchman said, both tribes will give the same answer to which is right or which is wrong. The liar will give the opposite of truth, thus matching the truthgiver's reply.

 

[sturge]

Ask him "if I was to ask him(other tribe) which was the path to sefety, what would he say?" Then take the opposite way. He knows if he is a liar or truth teller and know what the other would say.

 

[mdcrossbow]

Answer
If I were to ask you which way is the right one, what would you tell me?