mother tongue
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He remains true to his Punjabi roots, wears his turban as a sign of pride, and sings in his mother tongue.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“But when you speak in your mother tongue, your body tenses up a bit because you think, ‘I understand the full emotional spectrum of what I’m talking about.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
But that authenticity was also palpable in Martin’s performance on Sunday — a vindication for all the years his mother tongue was manipulated in the mainstream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
He dropped his English name, James, and resolved to write only in the language of the Kikuyu people, his mother tongue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
I managed to see the principal alone, and he showed me the computer printouts from Pretoria: yes, I had obtained a third-class pass because I had failed my mother tongue!
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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