native Speaker

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneɪ̯tɪv ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkə/, /ˈneːtɪf ˈspiːkɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: na‧tive‧Spea‧ker

Noun

native Speaker m (strong, genitive native Speaker, plural native Speakers)

  1. (rare) Alternative form of Native Speaker
    • 2011 February 15, Uwe Janssen, “Da kommt etwas ins Rollen”, in Eichsfelder Tageblatt, page 12:
      Plattdeutsch lernen? Geht wie mit jeder anderen Sprache am besten, indem man sich unter die native Speaker mischt, also dort, wo flächendeckend Platt gesprochen wird – ob es nun an der Nordsee oder in Schleswig-Holstein ist.
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