indigenous language

/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/
/ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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Other forms: indigenous languages

Definitions of indigenous language
  1. noun
    a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere
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    types:
    substrate, substratum
    an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population
    type of:
    language, linguistic communication
    a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
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