native language

Meaning

1. One's first language, learned in early childhood.
2. The language of a Native or Aboriginal people.

Synonyms

mother tongue

native tongue

first language

regard self as native speaker

native speaker

vernacular

maternal language

Translations

langue maternelle

Muttersprache

moedertaal

lengua materna

lingua madre

lingua materna

madrelingua

μητρική γλώσσα

língua materna

anadili

Erstsprache

llengua materna

zimanê zikmakî

اللغة القومية

Etymology

From native + language.