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heritage language noun

  • (linguistics) One's former native language, lost during childhood or early adulthood, or underdeveloped in favor of a more dominant majority language.
 lengua heredada, idioma hereditario, idioma patrimonial
  • The language of one's ancestors, especially a language one would like to learn.
 idioma ancestral, idioma hereditario, idioma patrimonial
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