heritage language

English

Noun

heritage language (plural heritage languages)

The language of one's ancestors, especially a language one would like to learn.
(linguistics) One's former native language, lost during childhood or early adulthood, or underdeveloped in favor of a more dominant majority language.
Coordinate terms: community language, home language

Spanish is considered a heritage language in the United States.

Translations

the language of one's ancestors

Hungarian: származási nyelv, örökségnyelv

one's former native language

French: langue d'héritage f
Hungarian: származási nyelv, örökségnyelv
Portuguese: língua de herança f
Spanish: lengua heredada f
Swedish: arvspråk (sv) n

Further reading

heritage language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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