| Very few conlangers have mastered their languages in the way one masters a native tongue. |
| The language of the missions was Guarani and the Jesuits fostered a degree of literacy in the native tongue. |
| Like many Krautrock bands, Manta Ray effectively fluctuates between singing in English and in their native tongue, Spanish. |
| About 7 or 8 percent also speak an Amerindian language as their native tongue. |
| Use of a constructed language which is not anyone's native tongue places people more equally. |
| If his native tongue did not qualify him to join his compatriots in singing the anthem, his body language was fluent enough. |
