nativization

Alternative forms

 * nativisation

Noun

 * 1)  The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
 * 2)  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.
 * 3)  The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
 * 1)  The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.