| PERSE | Polyglot's first language, in essence (3,2) |
| HINDI | The fourth most-spoken first language in the world (5) |
| ZULU | Which is the most widely spoken first language in South Africa? (4) |
| OTTER | In polyglot terminology, a fish-eater (5) |
| NIHAO | "Hello," in the world's most common first language |
| TERSE | 'Abrupt' in Thierry's first language |
| POLLY | Nervously polyglot got off parrot (5) |
| XHOSA | First language of Nelson Mandela |
| IRISH | Murdoch, perhaps, hating first language (5) |
| FARSI | First language of Shohreh Aghdashloo of "House of Saddam" |
| VERSE | Virgil's first language: poetry |
| GUEST | Original married name of the English aristocrat, polyglot, polymath and mother of 10 children, nee Lady Charlotte Bertie, who is best known for her trailblazing translation of the medieval Welsh Mabin |
| INALL | Considering everything, one at north should take Latin primarily, beyond one's first language (2,3) |
| LINGUISTS | Polyglots and I, tussling with translation... |
| ESL | Subj. for some aspiring polyglots |
| DUTCHTYPING | Keying-in skill, in a first language? |
| GERMANOFTHEBOARD | Firm bigwig, in a first language? |
| MANDARINCONCERTO | 1725 Vivaldi work, in a first language? |
| THAIANOTHERDAY | 2002 Bond film, in a first language? |
| RUSSIAN | *First language spoken in outer space |
