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indigenous language - a language that originated in a specified place and was not brought to that place from elsewhere

language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

substratum, substrate - an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; "the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English"

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Intelligent use of indigenous language has been an aspect of Muslim culture wherever it flourished.

Islam and the Cultural Imperative by Abd-Allah, Umar Faruq / Cross Currents

The first expression of this more catholic spirit was the establishment of Indian boarding schools intended like their predecessors to educate and modernize students, but to do so using indigenous languages and by working within native communities.

Indian and Nation in Revolutionary Mexico by Boyer, Christopher R. / Journal of Social History

The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, an autonomous indigenous organization that emerged from isolation to centre stage, actively promotes indigenous language, culture, natural medicine and traditional healing.

Indigenous peoples living in voluntary isolation by Ruffin, Fayth A. / UN Chronicle

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