mother tongue
Example Sentences
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Though Vargas’ mother was educated in the American school system, she made a point of preserving her family’s mother tongue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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
It just created this real, almost, like, subconscious intimacy because it’s the mother tongue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
At the time, Adamu argued that pupils grasped concepts more readily when taught in "their own mother tongue" - a view supported by numerous UN studies on early childhood education.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
It was like switching from passively watching a film in a foreign language to actively debating in one’s mother tongue.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
