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parent language

noun as in mother tongue

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Evidently they have all sprung from a parent language no longer adequately represented by any one of them.

Ultimately “Delbrck went so far,” says Professor Ripley, “as to deny that any single parent language ever existed in fact”.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to parent language, such as: first language, natal tongue, native speech, native tongue, and vernacular.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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