native language
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native language
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noun native languages · Native language
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One's first language, learned in early childhood.
Mary Katharine, one of the things in California, kids apparently who speak English as a second language have a year in which they can take classes that are taught in their native language in addition to English, and some people would say that that should help them really get established and after th
Similar: mother language, mother tongue, native tongue
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The language of a Native or Aboriginal people.
Mary Sarah Nelson, 93, is not the last of her tribe – there are four dozen left – but the last speaker of its language. The federal attempt to grant tax credits to Native American parents whose children prove fluent in Native languages has failed. When she switches from English to Eyak, there is a s
Similar: birthtongue
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noun language of a Native or Aboriginal people
| Português | língua indígena |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ, tiếng mẹ đẻ, ngôn ngữ bản địa, ngôn ngữ bản xứ |
Talk about this word "native language." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/native%20language. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. native language. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/native%20language "native language." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/native%20language.Cite this
@misc{native_language_2026,
title = {native language},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/native%20language},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
