Mother-tongue Synonyms

One's native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. native language
  2. native speech
  3. native-tongue
  4. first-language
  5. natal tongue
  6. dialect
  7. maternal language
  8. ideolect
  9. local idiom
  10. vernacular
  11. parent language

Words Related to Mother-tongue

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. language
  2. sylheti
  3. home-language
  4. second-language

Mother-tongue Sentence Examples

  • Only a very small proportion was translated into his mother tongue.

  • He understood German and Greek as well as his mother-tongue, and could express himself fluently in Latin.

  • A child learning the mother tongue has to understand, in a sense his life depends on it.

  • In a wider sense it may be extended to include all who inhabit Maharashtra and speak Mahratti as their mother-tongue.

  • The medium of instruction in the lower standards is the mother tongue of the children.

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