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], "examples": [ { "text": "His mother tongue is a relatively conservative dialect of Aramaic.", "type": "example" }, { "ref": "1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 277:", "text": "One young Tamil teacher had assimilated the sound-system of English so thoroughly to that of his mother-tongue that none of the Chinese and Malay children understood him.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1973, Noel Pitts Gist, Roy Dean Wright, Marginality and Identity, →ISBN:", "text": "Throughout their long history as a minority, Anglo-Indians learned their \"father tongue\" but were indifferent to their \"mother tongue,\" an indigenous Indian language.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "1993, Janice Rae Williamson, Sounding differences: conversations with seventeen Canadian women writers, →ISBN:", "text": "A father tongue is a foreign language, therefore English is a foreign language not a mother tongue.", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2011, Wendy Doniger, The Implied Spider, →ISBN, page 144:", "text": "Ramanujan has also argued that many Hindu men have both a mother tongue (the everyday language, such as Tamil, spoken by women downstairs, in the back, in the kitchen) and a father tongue (once Sanskrit, more recently English, the literary lingua franca spoken—or at least discussed—by men in the front rooms).", "type": "quote" }, { "ref": "2012, Máiréad Nic Craith, Narratives of Place, Belonging and Language, →ISBN:", "text": "In the early Middle Ages, 'mother tongue' was largely 'a pejorative term to describe the unlearned language of women and children' (Haugen 1991: 82). This reflected the low status of women in society and contrasted with Latin, the more prestigious 'father tongue' on the continent.", "type": "quote" } ], "glosses": [ "The language one first learned; the language one grew up with; one's native language." ], "id": "en-mother_tongue-en-noun-sfWQ733N", "links": [ [ "language", "language" ] ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "first language" }, { "word": "mother language" }, { "word": "native language" }, { "word": "native tongue" }, { "word": "L1" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "moedertaal" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "af", "lang": "Afrikaans", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "huistaal" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "gjuhë nëne" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sq", "lang": "Albanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], 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"roman": "mou⁵ jyu⁵", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母语" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "阿姆話" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "â-mê-fa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "阿姆话" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "母語" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "母语" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母語" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "mǔyǔ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母语" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "本族語" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "běnzúyǔ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "本族语" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mammyeth" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "yeth vamm" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ana tili" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "mateřský jazyk" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "rodný jazyk" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mateřština" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "modersmål" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "dlg", "lang": "Dolgan", "roman": "törööbüt tıl", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "төрөөбүт тыл" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "moedertaal" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "colloquial", "common-gender" ], "word": "moerstaal" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "hejmlingvo" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "emakeel" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "móðurmál" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "äidinkieli" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "langue maternelle" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "marilenghe" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lingua materna" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "mšobliuri ena", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "მშობლიური ენა" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "dedaena", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "დედაენა" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Muttersprache" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Erstsprache" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Alemannic-German", "feminine" ], "word": "Mueterspraach" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "mitrikí glóssa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μητρική γλώσσα" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gu", "lang": "Gujarati", "roman": "mātŕbhāṣā", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "માતૃભાષા" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "s'fat 'ém", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "שְׂפַת אֵם" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "mātŕbhāṣā", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मातृभाषा" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "mādrī zabān", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मादरी ज़बान" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "anyanyelv" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hrx", "lang": "Hunsrik", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Muttersproch" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "móðurmál" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "matrala linguo" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "bahasa ibu" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "máthairtheanga" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "teanga dhúchais" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "madrelingua" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "alt": "ぼご", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "bogo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母語" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "alt": "ぼこくご", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "bokokugo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母国語" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "alt": "じこくご", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "jikokugo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "自国語" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "xal", "lang": "Kalmyk", "roman": "törskn keln", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "төрскн келн" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "mātṛbhāṣe", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "csb", "lang": "Kashubian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "rodnô mòwa" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "ana tılı", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ана тілі" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "phiəsaa kɑmnaət", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ភាសាកំណើត" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "alt": "母語", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "mo'eo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "모어" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "alt": "母國語", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "mogugeo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "모국어" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "zimanê maderî" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "zimanê zikmakî" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "zimanê bavkalan" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "ene tili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "эне тили" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "phā sā mǣ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ພາສາແມ່" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "dzimtā valoda" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "lez", "lang": "Lezgi", "roman": "dided č̣al", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "дидед чӏал" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "gimtoji kalba" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "jemākēļ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Modersprak" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Modersprake" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine", "rare" ], "word": "Moodersprak" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Muddersprak" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gml", "lang": "Middle Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Mōdersprāke" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "májčin jázik", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ма́јчин ја́зик" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "bahasa ibunda" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mnc", "lang": "Manchu", "roman": "niyamangga gisun", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠮᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "çhengey ny mayrey" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "reo ūkaipō" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "mātŕbhāṣā", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मातृभाषा" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "māybolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मायबोली" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "törölx xel", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "төрөлх хэл" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "ex xel", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "эх хэл" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "morsmål" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "morsmål" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Mistralian", "feminine" ], "word": "lenguo maire" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "moranǝy žǝba", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "مورنۍ ژبه" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "zabân-e mâdari", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "زبان مادری" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "język ojczysty" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "língua materna" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "língua nativa" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "mā̃ bolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "māṉ bolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Shahmukhi" ], "word": "ماں بولِی" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "māt bolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Shahmukhi" ], "word": "مات بولِی" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "limbă maternă" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "limbă nativă" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "limbă natală" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rodnój jazýk", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "родно́й язы́к" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rodnája rečʹ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "родна́я речь" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "mither tongue" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "cànan màthaireil" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "cainnt mhàthaireil" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "матерњи језик" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "материњи језик" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "матерински језик" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "maternji jezik" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "materinji jezik" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "materinski jezik" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "tuğan tili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "туған тили" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "mawu basa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "මවු බස" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "materinský jazyk" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "rodný jazyk" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "materinská reč" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "máterni jêzik" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "materinščina" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "maśeršćina" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "maćeršćina" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "maćerna rěč" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lengua materna" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lengua nativa" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lengua natal" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "lugha ya mama" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "modersmål" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "inang-wika" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "katutubong wika" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "inang wika" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "zabon-i modari", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "забони модарӣ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "tāymoḻi", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "தாய்மொழி" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "tāy moḻi", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "தாய் மொழி" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "tuğan tel", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "туган тел" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "ana tele", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ана теле" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "dēśabhāṣa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "దేశభాష" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "mātr̥ bhāṣa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "మాతృ భాష" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "paa-sǎa-mɛ̂ɛ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ภาษาแม่" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ti", "lang": "Tigrinya", "roman": "ḳʷanḳʷa ʾadä", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ቋንቋ ኣደ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ana dili" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ene dili" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "rídna móva", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "рі́дна мо́ва" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "mādrī zubān", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "مادری زبان" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "ana til", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ئانا تىل" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "ana tili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ئانا تىلى" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ona tili" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "tiếng mẹ đẻ" }, { "_dis1": "76 7 12 4", "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ngôn ngữ 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мо́ва" }, { "code": "bn", "lang": "Bengali", "roman": "matribhaśa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "মাতৃভাষা" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "róden ezík", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ро́ден ези́к" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "májčin ezík", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ма́йчин ези́к" }, { "code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "mi.hkangbhasaca.ka:", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "မိခင်ဘာသာစကား" }, { "code": "my", "lang": "Burmese", "roman": "a.mi.bhasaca.ka:", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "အမိဘာသာစကား" }, { "code": "rue", "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn", "roman": "materynʹskŷj jazŷk", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "материньскый язык" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "llengua materna" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "llengua nativa" }, { "code": "chr", "lang": "Cherokee", "roman": "uniwonihisdi", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ" }, { "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母語" }, { "code": "yue", "lang": "Chinese Cantonese", "roman": "mou⁵ jyu⁵", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母语" }, { "code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "阿姆話" }, { "code": "hak", "lang": "Hakka Chinese", "roman": "â-mê-fa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "阿姆话" }, { "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "母語" }, { "code": "nan-hbl", "lang": "Chinese", "roman": "zh-min-nan", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Hokkien" ], "word": "母语" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母語" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "mǔyǔ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母语" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "本族語" }, { "code": "cmn", "lang": "Chinese Mandarin", "roman": "běnzúyǔ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "本族语" }, { "code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mammyeth" }, { "code": "kw", "lang": "Cornish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "yeth vamm" }, { "code": "crh", "lang": "Crimean Tatar", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ana tili" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "mateřský jazyk" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "rodný jazyk" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mateřština" }, { "code": "da", "lang": "Danish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "modersmål" }, { "code": "dlg", "lang": "Dolgan", "roman": "törööbüt tıl", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "төрөөбүт тыл" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "common-gender" ], "word": "moedertaal" }, { "code": "nl", "lang": "Dutch", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "colloquial", "common-gender" ], "word": "moerstaal" }, { "code": "eo", "lang": "Esperanto", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "hejmlingvo" }, { "code": "et", "lang": "Estonian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "emakeel" }, { "code": "fo", "lang": "Faroese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "móðurmál" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "äidinkieli" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "langue maternelle" }, { "code": "fur", "lang": "Friulian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "marilenghe" }, { "code": "gl", "lang": "Galician", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lingua materna" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "mšobliuri ena", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "მშობლიური ენა" }, { "code": "ka", "lang": "Georgian", "roman": "dedaena", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "დედაენა" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Muttersprache" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Erstsprache" }, { "code": "gsw", "lang": "German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Alemannic-German", "feminine" ], "word": "Mueterspraach" }, { "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "mitrikí glóssa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "μητρική γλώσσα" }, { "code": "gu", "lang": "Gujarati", "roman": "mātŕbhāṣā", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "માતૃભાષા" }, { "code": "he", "lang": "Hebrew", "roman": "s'fat 'ém", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "שְׂפַת אֵם" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "mātŕbhāṣā", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मातृभाषा" }, { "code": "hi", "lang": "Hindi", "roman": "mādrī zabān", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मादरी ज़बान" }, { "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "anyanyelv" }, { "code": "hrx", "lang": "Hunsrik", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Muttersproch" }, { "code": "is", "lang": "Icelandic", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "móðurmál" }, { "code": "io", "lang": "Ido", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "matrala linguo" }, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "bahasa ibu" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "máthairtheanga" }, { "code": "ga", "lang": "Irish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "teanga dhúchais" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "madrelingua" }, { "alt": "ぼご", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "bogo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母語" }, { "alt": "ぼこくご", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "bokokugo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "母国語" }, { "alt": "じこくご", "code": "ja", "lang": "Japanese", "roman": "jikokugo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "自国語" }, { "code": "xal", "lang": "Kalmyk", "roman": "törskn keln", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "төрскн келн" }, { "code": "kn", "lang": "Kannada", "roman": "mātṛbhāṣe", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆ" }, { "code": "csb", "lang": "Kashubian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "rodnô mòwa" }, { "code": "kk", "lang": "Kazakh", "roman": "ana tılı", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ана тілі" }, { "code": "km", "lang": "Khmer", "roman": "phiəsaa kɑmnaət", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ភាសាកំណើត" }, { "alt": "母語", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "mo'eo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "모어" }, { "alt": "母國語", "code": "ko", "lang": "Korean", "roman": "mogugeo", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "모국어" }, { "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "zimanê maderî" }, { "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "zimanê zikmakî" }, { "code": "kmr", "lang": "Northern Kurdish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "zimanê bavkalan" }, { "code": "ky", "lang": "Kyrgyz", "roman": "ene tili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "эне тили" }, { "code": "lo", "lang": "Lao", "roman": "phā sā mǣ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ພາສາແມ່" }, { "code": "lv", "lang": "Latvian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "dzimtā valoda" }, { "code": "lez", "lang": "Lezgi", "roman": "dided č̣al", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "дидед чӏал" }, { "code": "lt", "lang": "Lithuanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "gimtoji kalba" }, { "code": "liv", "lang": "Livonian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "jemākēļ" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Modersprak" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Modersprake" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine", "rare" ], "word": "Moodersprak" }, { "code": "nds-de", "lang": "Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Muddersprak" }, { "code": "gml", "lang": "Middle Low German", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "Mōdersprāke" }, { "code": "mk", "lang": "Macedonian", "roman": "májčin jázik", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "ма́јчин ја́зик" }, { "code": "ms", "lang": "Malay", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "bahasa ibunda" }, { "code": "mnc", "lang": "Manchu", "roman": "niyamangga gisun", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠮᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᡤᡳᠰᡠᠨ" }, { "code": "gv", "lang": "Manx", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "çhengey ny mayrey" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "reo ūkaipō" }, { "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "mātŕbhāṣā", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मातृभाषा" }, { "code": "mr", "lang": "Marathi", "roman": "māybolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "मायबोली" }, { "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "törölx xel", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "төрөлх хэл" }, { "code": "mn", "lang": "Mongolian", "roman": "ex xel", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic" ], "word": "эх хэл" }, { "code": "nb", "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "morsmål" }, { "code": "nn", "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "morsmål" }, { "code": "oc", "lang": "Occitan", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Mistralian", "feminine" ], "word": "lenguo maire" }, { "code": "ps", "lang": "Pashto", "roman": "moranǝy žǝba", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "مورنۍ ژبه" }, { "code": "fa", "lang": "Persian", "roman": "zabân-e mâdari", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "زبان مادری" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "język ojczysty" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "língua materna" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "língua nativa" }, { "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "mā̃ bolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ" }, { "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "māṉ bolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Shahmukhi" ], "word": "ماں بولِی" }, { "code": "pa", "lang": "Punjabi", "roman": "māt bolī", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Shahmukhi" ], "word": "مات بولِی" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "limbă maternă" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "limbă nativă" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "limbă natală" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rodnój jazýk", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "родно́й язы́к" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "rodnája rečʹ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "родна́я речь" }, { "code": "sco", "lang": "Scots", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "mither tongue" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "cànan màthaireil" }, { "code": "gd", "lang": "Scottish Gaelic", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "cainnt mhàthaireil" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "матерњи језик" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "материњи језик" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Cyrillic", "masculine" ], "word": "матерински језик" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "maternji jezik" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "materinji jezik" }, { "code": "sh", "lang": "Serbo-Croatian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "Roman", "masculine" ], "word": "materinski jezik" }, { "code": "cjs", "lang": "Shor", "roman": "tuğan tili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "туған тили" }, { "code": "si", "lang": "Sinhalese", "roman": "mawu basa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "මවු බස" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "materinský jazyk" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "rodný jazyk" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "materinská reč" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "máterni jêzik" }, { "code": "sl", "lang": "Slovene", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "materinščina" }, { "code": "dsb", "lang": "Lower Sorbian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "maśeršćina" }, { "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "maćeršćina" }, { "code": "hsb", "lang": "Upper Sorbian", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "maćerna rěč" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lengua materna" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lengua nativa" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "lengua natal" }, { "code": "sw", "lang": "Swahili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "lugha ya mama" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "modersmål" }, { "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "inang-wika" }, { "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "katutubong wika" }, { "code": "tl", "lang": "Tagalog", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "inang wika" }, { "code": "tg", "lang": "Tajik", "roman": "zabon-i modari", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "забони модарӣ" }, { "code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "tāymoḻi", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "தாய்மொழி" }, { "code": "ta", "lang": "Tamil", "roman": "tāy moḻi", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "தாய் மொழி" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "tuğan tel", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "туган тел" }, { "code": "tt", "lang": "Tatar", "roman": "ana tele", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ана теле" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "dēśabhāṣa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "దేశభాష" }, { "code": "te", "lang": "Telugu", "roman": "mātr̥ bhāṣa", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "మాతృ భాష" }, { "code": "th", "lang": "Thai", "roman": "paa-sǎa-mɛ̂ɛ", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ภาษาแม่" }, { "code": "ti", "lang": "Tigrinya", "roman": "ḳʷanḳʷa ʾadä", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ቋንቋ ኣደ" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ana dili" }, { "code": "tk", "lang": "Turkmen", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ene dili" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "rídna móva", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "рі́дна мо́ва" }, { "code": "ur", "lang": "Urdu", "roman": "mādrī zubān", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "مادری زبان" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "ana til", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ئانا تىل" }, { "code": "ug", "lang": "Uyghur", "roman": "ana tili", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ئانا تىلى" }, { "code": "uz", "lang": "Uzbek", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ona tili" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "tiếng mẹ đẻ" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ngôn ngữ mẹ đẻ" }, { "code": "vi", "lang": "Vietnamese", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "ngôn ngữ đầu tiên" }, { "code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "motapük" }, { "code": "vo", "lang": "Volapük", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "lomapük" }, { "code": "wa", "lang": "Walloon", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "masculine" ], "word": "lingaedje del mame" }, { "code": "cy", "lang": "Welsh", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "mamiaith" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "mame-loshn", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "neuter" ], "word": "מאַמע־לשון" }, { "code": "yi", "lang": "Yiddish", "roman": "muter-shprakh", "sense": "one's native tongue", "tags": [ "feminine" ], "word": "מוטער־שפּראַך" }, { "code": "za", "lang": "Zhuang", "sense": "one's native tongue", "word": "vahcoj" } ], "word": "mother tongue" }
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