noun
Refers to a person who has spoken a language from early childhood, typically as their first language.
彼女は日本語の母語話者です。
She is a native speaker of Japanese.
母語話者と会話するのが一番の練習だ。
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').