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native speaker
noun native speakers
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A person who grew up with a particular spoken language as their mother tongue.
Native speakers of English get paid much more than locals in the schools.
Opposite: non-native speaker
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noun person who grew up with a particular language as their mother tongue
| Español | hablante nativo, nativo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모국어 사용자 mogugeo sayongja, 모어 화자 mo'eo hwaja |
| 日本語 | 母語話者 bogowasha, ネイティブスピーカー neitibu supīkā, ネイティブ neitibu, ネイティブ話者 neitibu washa |
| 中文 | 母語者 /母语者 mǔyǔzhě, 母語人士 /母语人士 mǔyǔ rénshì |
| Português | falante nativo, falante nativa |
| Français | locuteur natif, locutrice native |
| Deutsch | Muttersprachler, Muttersprachlerin, native speaker, native Speaker, Native Speaker (Duden) |
| Italiano | madrelingua |
| Ελληνικά | φυσικός ομιλητής fysikós omilitís, φυσική ομιλήτρια fysikí omilítria |
| Română | vorbitor nativ, vorbitoare nativă |
| Русский | носи́тель языка́ nosítelʹ jazyká, носи́тельница языка́ nosítelʹnica jazyká |
| Tiếng Việt | người bản ngữ |
| العربية | نَاطِق أَصْلِيّ nāṭiq ʔaṣliyy |
| עברית | דובר ילידי dovér yelidí |
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title = {native speaker},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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