This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

母語

Reading

Kana: ぼご
Romaji: bogo
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

mother tongue; native language

2

protolanguage; parent language

(Linguistics terminology)
See also: 祖語 (reading そご)

Kanji

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language

Example Sentences

(わたし)母語(ぼご)日本語(にほんご)です。
➥My mother tongue is Japanese.
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あなたの母語(ぼご)はなんですか。
➥What is your mother tongue?
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スペイン()彼女(かのじょ)母語(ぼご)だ。
➥Spanish is her mother tongue.
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日本語(にほんご)(わたし)たちの母語(ぼご)だ。
➥Japanese is our mother tongue.
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フランス()彼女(かのじょ)母語(ぼご)だ。
➥French is her mother tongue.
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フランス()(かれ)らの母語(ぼご)です。
➥French is their mother tongue.
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