native tongue
Example Sentences
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For the first time in their history, the English possessed, in their own hands and in their native tongue, the entire New Testament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The Welsh Not - or Welsh Stick - was employed across schools in the 19th Century to discourage children from speaking in their native tongue.
From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025
She has no background in instruction, and the only language that she and her pupils share is English, which is not a native tongue for any of them.
From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024
French became my native tongue, even though English is now my strongest language because I've been working in English as a journalist for 25 or 26 years.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2024
As if, despite their different accents, they had finally met someone who spoke their native tongue.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
