mother language
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Chan said he had been running the group to promote the mother language of many Hong Kongers for 10 years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
"I know the answer but I can only respond with my mother language," he remembers saying.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2023
Letter-writing helps me process my thoughts better than phone calls since I cannot speak their mother language.
From Salon ● Nov. 12, 2020
Hymns were initially sung in German because a lot of parishioners didn’t speak English “and because it was their mother language and they felt more comfortable,” said Siewert.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 15, 2018
Whenever Calico entered the kitchen purring, out would pop their heads, and down they would come, understanding the mother language as well as the kittens, and usually beating the kittens to the mother's side.
From Roof and Meadow by Sharp, Dallas Lore
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