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About you
1	Do you consider yourself to be a native or fluent speaker of this language? If not, what language do you feel most comfortable speaking?	Yes, I do
2	What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one?	Vietnamese, Raglai, Churu, English
3	What ethnic group do you identify with?	Cham
4	What kind of work does you family do?	Farmers
5	What is your highest level of education?	Graduate school
6	How threatened do you think your language is?	Vulnerable
7	Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University?	I would want the kids to study the Cham language in Elementary school.
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		A farmer is using water buffaloes to plough field
		You to them	Them to you
11	In what language(s) do you speak with your parents?	Cham	Cham
12	In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents?	Cham	Cham
13	In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)?	Cham	Cham
14	In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)?	Cham	Cham
15	If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse?
16	If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children?
17	If you have children, in what language(s) does your spouse speak with your children?
Cham kids with new design of clothings
18	What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market?	Cham/Vietnamese	Cham?Vietnamese
19	What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores?
20	What language do you use for communication with members of local government?	Cham/Vietnamese	Cham/Vietnamese
21	What language do you use for communication with members of regional government?	Vietnamese	Vietnamese
22	What language do you use for communication with members of national government? What language do they use with you?	Vietnamese	Vietnamese
23	What language do you use speak to your religious leaders?	Cham	Cham
24	What language do you speak to someone you do not know?	Vietnamese	Vietnamese
25	What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual?	Cham
26	Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often?	Yes, I do. Sometimes, I speak Cham with the Raglai, Churu because they can understand my language.
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. I use Raglai language which is similar to the Cham language
28	Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where?	Yes, there are. People who live near the Kinh community
29	Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where?	Yes, there are. Some villages have different accents such as Hamu Craok village, Tanran villiage...
30	Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently?	about 60% speak Cham fluently .