Native Language

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NL
Pronunciation
/ˈneɪtɪv ˈlæŋgwɪʤ/
Category
Regional
Related Field
Language Codes (2 Letters)

Examples in Context

  1. She spoke not only her native language, Swedish, but also English and French
  2. We were forbidden, under pain of imprisonment, to use our native language.
  3. Her latest conquest is an Italian who, interestingly enough, doesn't speak a word of his native language.
  4. That's right. I speak English well because English is my native language.
  5. Mandarin is my native language. I can speak English, too.

Other meanings of NL

Netherlands Regional
Newfoundland and Labrador Regional
Dutch (Netherlands) Regional
N L Industries, Inc. Business
New Line Computing
Normal Limits Medical
No Link Internet
Nested Lists Computing
Numbered List Computing
Not Linked Computing