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Meaning of heritage language | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The language of one's ancestors, especially a language one would like to learn.
  2. 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.

Equivalents

Español idioma ancestral idioma hereditario idioma patrimonial lengua heredada
Suomi kotikieli
Français langue d'héritage
Português língua de herança

Examples

“Spanish is considered a heritage language in the United States.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

heritage railway heritage river heritage speaker heritage tomato Heritages heritance

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