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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
2 What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one? Mandarin, English
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Han ethnicity
4 What kind of work does you family do? retailers
5 What is your highest level of education? bachlor degree
6 How threatened do you think your language is? parents don't want children to speak it
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? yes
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? weekly
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? Ganyu
 Ganyu
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Ganyu
 Ganyu
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Mandarin
 Mandarin
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Ganyu or  Mandarin Ganyu or Mandarin
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? No
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? No



17 If you have children, in what language(s) does your spouse speak with your children? No



19 What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? Mandarin Ganyu or Mandarin
20 What language do you use for communication with members of local government? Mandarin Mandarin 
21 What language do you use for communication with members of regional government? Mandarin Mandarin
22 What language do you use for communication with members of national government? What language do they use with you? Mandarin Mandarin
23 What language do you use speak to your religious leaders? No
 No
24 What language do you speak to someone you do not know? Mandarin Mandarin

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? No
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Mandarin or Ganyu  
27 Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? very rare
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? No
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? yes, many provinces in China
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? for my generation yes, for 2000s generation might not

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