He learned the local language and spent time with the people.

Does this mean they think we can't read the local language?

The first thing is to start learning the local language.

Each of these groups has a local language associated with it as well.

To make contact, you have to know the local language.

I decided then and there to learn the local language.

I usually try to brush up on the local language, but not this time.

Thus you should be ready to learn the local language.

In order to do that, she needed to learn the local language.

It is not enough to offer the local language and perhaps English.