adjective

• Denoting or relating to an indigenous language that is used as the first or official language in a country or community.

  Compare with exoglossic

  ‘The recommendation here is that indigenous communities begin now to develop endoglossic policies that will reinforce past efforts in bilingual education.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Shona and Ndebele, the two dominant endoglossic languages have been accorded the status of national languages.’