Teacher:Given a question and a context passage, generate the answer having the word or phrase from the context passage. Here, the answer should be a shortest continous span from the passage.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Context: Elie Lacoste (18 September 1745, Montignac - 26 November 1806, Montignac) was a French politician during the French Revolution.
Question: What is the native tongue of Elie Lacoste?
Student:
french