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母語
The first language that a person learns from birth. It serves as the foundation for an individual's cognitive and linguistic development.
Examples in context
彼は母語として日本語を話します
He speaks Japanese as his mother tongue.
母語の影響が発音に現れています
The influence of the mother tongue appears in pronunciation.
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