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Definition of native language - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
primary languagefirst language learned by a person
- Her native language is Spanish, but she also speaks English fluently.
2.
regional languagelanguage indigenous to a region
- Quechua is considered a native language in many parts of Peru.
Terms with native language included in their meaning
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native language
language learned from birth and used at home
non-native language
language not native to the speaker
language
speak without the accent of one's native language
primary language
native language of a person
personal
language learned after the native language
native tongue
language native to a specific region or community
education
native speaker assisting in foreign language teaching
language
native language of a specific population
cultural identity
native language learned from family, not dominant in society
acr: International English Language Testing System
test to measure English language skills for non-native speakers
education
school that uses the native language of students
education
language teaching method using minimal native language
nonnative language
language not native to a person or place
communication tool
language developed to facilitate communication between speakers of different native languages
communication tool
constructed language designed to facilitate communication between speakers of different native languages
language
person who speaks Portuguese as a native language
people
language spoken by a Native American group in the southeastern United States
tribe
siouan language spoken by a Native American group in North America
linguistics
native speaker providing language insights
languages
language of a Native American group from east Texas and Louisiana
tongue
Yuman language spoken by a Native American group in Arizona
history
former Native American language no longer spoken
speech
iroquoian language spoken by a central New York Native people
speech
Siouan language spoken by a Native American community in Wisconsin
Examples of native language in a sentence
He writes poetry in his native language. Children often learn their native language effortlessly. The native language of the region is slowly disappearing.
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- French:langue maternelle, langue autochtone, ...
- German:Muttersprache, einheimische Sprache, ...
- Italian:lingua madre, lingua indigena, ...
- Spanish:lengua materna, idioma indígena, ...
- Portuguese:idioma nativo, língua nativa, ...
- Chinese:母语, 本地语言, ...
- Japanese:母国語, 地域言語, ...
- Arabic:اللغة الأم, لُغَة أَصْلِيَّة, ...
- Hebrew:שְׂפַת אֵם, שָׂפָה יְלִידִית, ...
- Russian:родной язык, местный язык, ...
- Ukrainian:рідна мова, місцева мова, ...
- Hindi:मातृभाषा, स्थानीय भाषा, ...
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