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About you
1 do you consider yourself a native speaker of the language? If not, which language are you most comfortable speaking?
I am consider my self as semi-speaker of this language. I am most comfortable speaking a mix of betawi and Bahasa Indonesia.
2
What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one?
I speak a little Sundanese, Javanese and I can understand Bima. I can speak English. 
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Betawi
4 What kind of work does you family do? Small Business
5 What is your highest level of education? Bachelor of Economics
6 How threatened do you think your language is? Endangered
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Yes, I would
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? Daily
9 How often do you speak your national language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? Daily
10 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never?

You to them Them to you
11 In what language(s) do you speak with your parents? Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? Not Applicable Not Applicable
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? Not Applicable Not Applicable



17 If you have children, in what language(s) does your spouse speak with your children? Not Applicable Not Applicable



18 What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market? Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia
19 What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia
20 What language do you use for communication with members of local government? Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia
21 What language do you use for communication with members of regional government? Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia
22 What language do you use for communication with members of national government? What language do they use with you? Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia
23 What language do you use speak to your religious leaders? Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia
24 What language do you speak to someone you do not know? Bahasa Indonesia Bahasa Indonesia

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Bahasa Indonesia and Arabic
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Betawi and Bahasa Indonesia (People of Sunda and Java). Often
27 Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Yes, I do (Sundanese and Javanese). Not often
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? No, there are not
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? Yes, People who live in central Jakarta speak Betawi more politely 
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? Most of them not speak Betawi fluently.

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