Native language Sentence Examples

Here, for the most part in the inscriptions, the native language maintains itself against Greek.

Pazmany was certainly the great civilizing factor of Hungary in the seventeenth century, and indirectly he did as much for the native language as for the native church.

Having thus become the tongue of the educated and privileged classes, Latin continued to monopolize the chief fields of literature until the revival of the native language at the close of the 18th century.

From the Margit-Legenda, or " Legend of St Margaret," composed in the early part of the 14th century, 3 it is evident that from time to time the native language continued to be employed as a means of religious edification.

Journalistic literature in the native language begins with the Magyar Hirmondo (Harbinger) started by Matthias Rath at Pozsony in 1780.

Indeed, before the foundation of the Hungarian academy in 1830, but few such works claiming general recognition had been published in the native language.

Standard Chinese soon became easier to understand than archaic Japanese, as the former alone was taught in the schools, and the native language changed rapidly during the century or two that followed the diffusion of the foreign tongue and civilization (CnAMBERLAIN).

During the Macedonian period Greek influences had been steadily gaining ground in Phoenicia; relations with the Greek world grew closer; the native language fell into disuse, and from the beginning of the Roman occupation Greek appears regularly in inscriptions and on coins, though on the latter Phoenician legends do not .entirely vanish till the 2nd century A.D.; while the extent to which Hellenic ideas penetrated the native traditions and mythologies is seen in the writings of Philo of Byblus.

For the purposes of everyday life, however, the people spoke not Greek, but Aramaic. As elsewhere, the Roman rule tended to obliterate characteristic features of national life, and under it the native language and institutions of Phoenicia became extinct.

In the New Testament it denotes the native language of Palestine (Aramaic and Hebrew being popularly confused) as opposed to Greek.

Early in the 2nd century AD., pagan Egyptians, or perhaps foreigners settled in Egypt, essayed, as yet unskilfully, to write the native language in Greek letters.

One of the most interesting results of these recent researches has been the discovery of numerous inscriptions in the native language of the country, and written in an alphabet peculiar to Lycia.

After Demetrius and Eucratides, the kings abandoned the Attic standard of coinage and introduced a native standard; at the same time the native language came into use by the side of the Greek.

Although the assertion of the celebrated Rhys Prichard of Llandovery that in his time (c. 1630) only 1% of the people of Wales could read the native language is probably an exaggeration, yet the number of persons who could read and write Welsh must have been extremely small outside the ranks of the clergy.

The determining feature of their recent history has been the attempt made by the Russian government (since 1881) and the Orthodox Greek Church (since 1883) to russify and convert the inhabitants of the province, Germans and Esths alike, by enforcing the use of Russian in the schools and by harsh and repressive measures aimed at their native language.

Of his many works written in his native language the most important is his Labyrinth of the World, an allegorical tale which is perhaps the most famous work written in Bohemian.'

The native language is Tagalog.

A high court of justice was established for Holland, Zeeland and Friesland, and the use of the native language was made official.

This is seen in the number of words derived from the Arabic in the native language.

The unit then distributes information handbills or leaflets in the native language.

Moreover, the native language phonetic categories guide word learning once they infants are able to access phonetic detail.

International students whose native language is not English must exhibit a competency in the English language by submitting a TOEFL score.

If English is not your native language do not be alarmed.

In the early 2000s, however, many immigrants choose to maintain their native language at home.

Studies have shown that children who receive several years of instruction in their native language learn English faster and have higher overall academic achievement levels that those who do not.

Children whose native language is not English may not receive appropriate education due to their language barrier.

Students learn their chosen language by interacting with native language speakers.

Knowing how to greet a Sri Lankan in their native language is important whether you're at a job interview, trying to sell a service or a product to a citizen of Sri Lanka, or just saying hello to your new neighbor.

You say you have no problem with her roommate, but you felt like a third wheel and thought she was rude for speaking in her native language.

If English is not your native language and no Spanish application is available, you may be able to have someone fill out the application on your behalf or ask for the assistance of an interpreter when discussing your case.

If you're German you may view the fall of the Berlin Wall as a sign of true patriotism and your tattoo could be a piece of the wall with the words "Freedom Forever" in your native language.

Using the Cormier method of language exchange, native language speakers work with one another to build skills.

Using this system, students learn the sound system of the foreign language without getting confused by the spelling and writing system, which usually differ significantly from the student's native language.

Each race possessed a native language and Tolkien lovingly developed those languages, going so far as to add songs, legends and more to give each race a distinct flavor and personality.