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Meanings of native tongue in English

The first language learnt; the language one grew up with.

        Usage of native tongue in English
        1
        Then a warning voice in his ear said in the native tongue:-
        Tales of Trail and Town
        2
        He particularly loved to follow those who spoke his native tongue, Spanish.
        The Necromancer
        3
        At the sound of his native tongue his eyes lighted up, and:
        Bat Wing
        4
        Her method of dealing with her native tongue came among the latter.
        Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
        5
        Each speaker called it something different in his or her native tongue.
        Ascension
        6
        Awakened by the sound of his native tongue, he recognized me immediately.
        The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 2
        7
        But Asako only knew a few set phrases of her native tongue.
        Kimono
        8
        Phone phreaks speak English; it's their native tongue even if they're Germans.
        The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
        9
        He can hold a philosophical discussion with Sartre in his native tongue.
        Life
        10
        He spoke neither the Bushmen's native tongue,!Kabee, nor their adopted one, Afrikaans.
        Born to run: a hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest rac...
        11
        The soldier turned on the mic and spoke in his native tongue.
        Sign of the cross
        12
        What if your computer could translate the newspaper into your native tongue?
        The Irish Times
        13
        It is your native tongue, but I can recount what Niall told-
        Heaven and the heather
        14
        The instruction in both institutions had been almost wholly in the native tongue.
        History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners F...
        15
        As the two were climbing in, Giovanni spoke rapidly in his native tongue.
        The Lure of the Mask
        16
        He spoke once more in the native tongue, this time softly and earnestly.
        Beverly of Graustark
        This collocation consists of:
        Native tongue through the time
        Native tongue across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common