First-language Definition

First-language Sentence Examples

• Forty percent of instruction is in the child's first language.

• Candidates whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of linguistic competence at the time of application.

• The worker, who is multi lingual, has the relevant language skills to assist clients whose first language is not English.

• She has mandarin as her first language and is a relative beginner in English.

• This often happens when children speak a pidgin as their first language or mother tongue.