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母语 is mother tongue. I am only speculating here, but I think ‘first language’ implies a choice. In the US, for example, many patients grow up in a bilingual environment. To them, perhaps both English and Spanish/Chinese/Vietnamese/whatever are their mother tongues. So they need to identify which language is their first language for communication.
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第一语言
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In general, a first language, native tongue, native language, or mother/father/parent tongue (also known as arterial language or L1 --- almost the same (please see the links below), but first language is not always equal to mother tongue, please see https://baike.baidu.com/item/第一语言/7958918 (一个人的第一语言通常是他的母语。但第一语言不同于母语，也不同于本族语。), that's why you're wanted to translate directly.
In general, a first language, native tongue, native language, or mother/father/parent tongue (also known as arterial language or L1 --- almost the same (please see the links below), but first language is not always equal to mother tongue, please see https://baike.baidu.com/item/第一语言/7958918 (一个人的第一语言通常是他的母语。但第一语言不同于母语，也不同于本族语。), that's why you're wanted to translate directly.
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