nativization

== English == === Alternative forms === nativisation === Etymology === From native +‎ -ization. === Noun === nativization (uncountable) (linguistics) The process whereby a language acquires native speakers. (linguistics) The process whereby a language in a new region acquires localised features, as by contact with pre-existing languages of the region, or in response to the local environment. (linguistics, phonology) The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language. ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === indigenization localization