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Mother Tongue (Noun)

Meaning

One's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • Her mother tongue is Spanish, which she learned from her parents and grandparents in Argentina.
  • The new policy aims to promote the use of the mother tongue in schools to preserve the local culture.
  • English is not my mother tongue, but I have been studying it for years to improve my language skills.
  • The mother tongue of most people in the region is a dialect that is different from the official language.
  • She was proud to teach her children their mother tongue, which was a vital part of their heritage.

Synonyms

  • First Language
  • Maternal Language

Hypernyms

  • Tongue
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