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Heritage Language

Noun
Gloss
a language that a child learns at home from their parents that is not the main language of the country they are living in
Usage
Within two or three generations most immigrants have lost or almost lost their heritage language.
Reference
oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com

Sanskrit equivalent

पारम्पर्यभाषा

Synonyms
पारम्परिकभाषा, पैतृकभाषा
Context
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