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Would a person forget how to speak their native language if they hadn't spoken it since their early teens?

Asked by Yellowdog (12216points) April 3rd, 2019

If someone came from a rather obscure country with a distinct native language or dialect, then, after childhood or in their early teens, moved to the U.S. or some other large, English-speaking country, and used English exclusively for about twenty years…

…would they still remember how to speak the native language, of their childhood?

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