Native language

/nˈeɪtɪv lˈaŋɡwɪdʒ/

/nˈeɪɾɪv lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ/

Native language

the first language or mother tongue that a person acquires naturally from birth or early childhood and is typically the language they are most proficient in

Examples

1. So now, a third of Wales can speak the native language.

2. The native language is Creole.

3. And so native languages are so incredibly precise.

4. What's your native language?