heritage language

== English == === Noun === heritage language (plural heritage languages) The language of one's ancestors, especially a language one would like to learn. (linguistics) 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. Coordinate terms: community language, home language ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Heritage language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia