Usually means: Native language learned from family.
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  1. heritage language: Wiktionary
  2. Heritage language: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (heritage language)

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

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