He wanted to make English easier to understand by listeners of VOA broadcasts whose native language was not English.

VOA: special.2009.10.16

He says that in nineteen eighty-six fewer than fifty children in Hawaii could speak their native language fluently.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

For example, one word in the native language Carrier spoken in British Colombia means "he gives me an object like the fruit blueberries."

VOA: special.2009.12.02

In language houses, students try to avoid speaking their native language.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

It was the first prime-time TV show to feature characters speaking in their native language with English subtitles.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

ICANN says about half the Internet users around the world don't use a Latin-based script as their native language, adding the change will affect billions of potential users.

VOA: standard.2009.11.16

He also says non-native speakers generally use too much emotional language and give too many details before getting to the main idea.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

That is the friendly greeting that means both "hello" and "goodbye" in the native Hawaiian language.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

That same year, the language ban was lifted after extended protests by native groups.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

She sings mostly in English, with one song in her native Berber language.

VOA: special.2010.08.11