heritage speaker
heritage speaker · heritage speakers
Someone who speaks a heritage languageSomeone who speaks a heritage language (“a minority language that one acquires as a first language but uses and/or is exposed to less later in life”).
» Tom is a heritage French speaker.
Meaning
1 sensesSomeone who speaks a heritage language (“a minority language that one acquires as a first language but uses and/or is exposed to less later in life”).
Examples
2 sentencesTom is a heritage French speaker.
Tom is a heritage speaker of French.
Translations
1 languagesForms
plural: heritage speakers| Singular | heritage speaker |
|---|---|
| Plural | heritage speakers |
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