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heritage speaker

[ her-i-tij spee-ker ]

noun

  1. a person whose knowledge of a language is characterized by having spoken the language with family, without having any formal instruction in its spelling, grammar, literature, etc.:

    Spanish classes in high school were pretty easy for me as a heritage speaker.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of heritage speaker1

First recorded in 2000–05

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