first language

Summary

first language is a type of language^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of type_of_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,658 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• first language's instance of is recorded as type of language^[3].
• first language's instance of is recorded as Wikibase reason for preferred rank^[4].
• first language was followed by second language^[5].
• first language is a type of language^[6].
• first language's Commons category is recorded as Mother Tongue^[7].
• first language is the opposite of foreign language^[8].
• first language's facet of is recorded as first language acquisition^[9].
• first language's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia^[10].
• first language's main Wikidata property is recorded as P103^[11].
• first language's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12712^[12].
• first language's different from is recorded as indigenous language^[13].
• first language's different from is recorded as L1^[14].
• first language's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of language^[3] and Wikibase reason for preferred rank^[4]. first language is a type of language^[6]. It is the opposite of foreign language^[8].

Influence

Things named for first language include International Mother Language Day^[16], a world day^[17], founded in 2000^[18].

Why It Matters

first language ranks in the top 8% of type_of_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,658 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]

Entities named for it include International Mother Language Day^[16], a world day^[17], founded in 2000^[18].