📚 noun • entry_id 58069
heritage language
Meanings (ES + gloss)
idioma ancestral • idioma hereditario • idioma patrimonial
The language of one's ancestors, especially a language one would like to learn.
idioma hereditario • idioma patrimonial • lengua heredada
A minority language that one acquires as a first language but uses and/or is exposed to less later in life in favor of a more dominant majority language.
Spanish is considered a heritage language in the United States.
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