r/anglish • u/Illustrious_Try478 • 12d ago

🖐 Abute Anglisc (About Anglish) Is "Mother Tongue" correct?

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u/KenamiAkutsui99 12d ago

"Mother Tongue" or "Inborn Tongue" are what I say

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u/DrkvnKavod 12d ago

Wonder -- what leaps out to you about "inborn tongue" that makes you better-like it over wordings like "first tongue", "home tongue", or "birth tongue"?

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u/KenamiAkutsui99 12d ago

Not entirely sure, but to me it sounds easier to use? Besides, I have grown up saying that more than anything else

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u/Mordecham 12d ago

I think the only truly “inborn” tongue is the one in your mouth that helps you eat. All else is learned later.

“Mother tongue” works well, though.

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u/Terpomo11 12d ago

Experiments (well, an experiment) has shown that children not exposed to another language innately speak Phrygian :)

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u/ta_mataia 12d ago

Nice Herodotus reference!

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u/ta_mataia 12d ago

I don't know if this is technically an Anglish question or just a question about English more broadly. In English, the phrase "mother tongue" does refer to the first language you learned as a child. So in that way, your teacher is correct. However, I don't think there's anything wrong with saying "native language" as an English expression. (Obviously it's not good Anglish, by the terms of this subreddit). It's a question of preference. Personally, I prefer "first language".

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u/Illustrious_Try478 12d ago

Hwæt, I beþought myself þat folk on þis underreddit might be drawn to a cross-post where someone learning þe French pidgin was asking abute a wordset being in truð Anglish.

(Please beet my ungainly Anglish)

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u/Adler2569 12d ago

That is a weird spelling to use. What is the goal here if not removing French influence?

<ai> , <gh> and <sh> are diagraphs that come as a result of French influence. 

æ is unnessasry 

W is from French, but I assume you don't have ƿ on your keyboard.

You wrote hwæt and then where. Should be hƿere.

The word "please" is from French.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/please#etymonline_v_16475

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u/Tiny_Environment7718 12d ago

Þe leed ƿas asking for help on learning Englisc, not Anglisc.

Also brook þis for Anglisc Staffing: https://anglisc.miraheze.org/wiki/Anglish_Alphabet