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heritage language

minor non-prestigious language, most often used in a family and different from the main language of the environment common in the given territory; as a rule, speakers of such languages are bilingual, and this language is their native language.
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heritage language

Summary

heritage language is a type of language[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • heritage language's instance of is recorded as type of language[3].
  • heritage language is a type of language[4].
  • heritage language is a type of minority language[5].
  • heritage language's different from is recorded as home language[6].

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Definition and Type

heritage language's instance of is recorded as type of language[3]. Recorded subclass of include language[4] and minority language[5].

Why It Matters

heritage language has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2JUuR3
    Aliases → —
    Different from → home language
    Instance of → type of language
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