Refers to a person who has spoken a language from early childhood, typically as their first language.
She is a native speaker of Japanese.
Conversing with native speakers is the best practice.
A loanword from English with the same meaning, often used in casual or modern contexts, while 母語話者 is more formal and technical.
Means 'mother tongue' or 'native language', referring to the language itself rather than the person.
Compound of 母語 (bogo, 'mother tongue') and 話者 (washa, 'speaker').