non-native speaker

English

Noun

non-native speaker (plural non-native speakers)

1. (linguistics) Antonym of native speaker: someone who has another native tongue than the language being used.

Synonyms

• allophone
• NNS

Translations

someone who has another native tongue then the language being used

• Afrikaans: nie-moedertaalspreker
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 非母語人士／非母语人士 (fēi-mǔyǔ rénshì), 非母语人士 (fēi-mǔyǔ rénshì)

• Dutch: niet-moedertaalspreker m, niet-moedertaalspreekster f
• Finnish: ei-syntyperäinen puhuja
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• French: locuteur non-natif
• German: Nichtmuttersprachler (de) m, Nichtmuttersprachlerin f, Nicht-Muttersprachler m, Nicht-Muttersprachlerin f
• Polish: nierodzimy użytkownik języka m, nierodzima użytkowniczka języka f
• Portuguese: falante não-nativo m