diff --git a/app/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row.rb b/app/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row.rb
index fd21255..c0fd399 100644
--- a/app/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row.rb
+++ b/app/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 module Export::Tabular::People
   class ParticipationNdsRow < Export::Tabular::People::PersonRow
+    NDS_LANGUAGES = %w[DE FR IT].freeze
+
     attr_reader :participation
 
     def initialize(participation, format = nil)
@@ -69,7 +71,8 @@ def email_work
     end
 
     def first_language
-      "DE"
+      language = entry.language.presence&.to_s&.upcase
+      NDS_LANGUAGES.include?(language) ? language : "Andere"
     end
 
     def second_language
diff --git a/spec/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row_spec.rb b/spec/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row_spec.rb
index 57171e6..3408615 100644
--- a/spec/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/domain/export/tabular/people/participation_nds_row_spec.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@
     it { expect(row.fetch(:nationality_j_s)).to eq 'ANDERE' }
   end
 
+  describe 'first_language' do 
+    context 'with supported language' do
+      before do
+        person.language = :fr
+      end
+
+      it { expect(row.fetch(:first_language)).to eq 'FR' }
+    end
+
+    context 'with unsupported language' do
+      before do
+        person.language = :en
+      end
+
+      it { expect(row.fetch(:first_language)).to eq 'Andere' }
+    end
+  end
+
   describe 'j_s_number format' do
     before do
       person.j_s_number = '169-55-79'