| mother-tongue | n o’s native tongue, bahasa ibunda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| native | 3. characteristic of, belonging to the indigenous people of a place, tradisional, tradisi: ~ costume, pakaian tradisi; 4. acquired from time of birth, ibunda: o’s ~ language, bahasa ibunda sso; 5. see NATIVE-BORN; 6. of a people of primitive culture, orang asli: ~ tribes, puak orang asli; 7. innate, inherent, semula jadi: ~ intelligence, kecerdasan semula jadi; ~ musical talent, bakat muzik yg semula jadi; 8. pure, asli: ~ metal, logam asli; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |