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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? Bahasa Indonesia, Gorontalo
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Gorontalo
4 What kind of work does you family do? Teachers
5 What is your highest level of education? Bachelor Degree
6 How threatened do you think your language is? Young people do not want to speak this language
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? University
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? Daily

You to them Them to you
11 In what language(s) do you speak with your parents? Gorontalo Gorontalo
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Gorontalo Gorontalo
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Indonesia Indonesia
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Indonesia Indonesia
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? N/a N/a
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? N/a N/a



17 If you have children, in what language(s) does your spouse speak with your children? N/a N/a



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

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Indonesia
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? No, I speak Indonesia
27 Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? No
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes, they live in the city
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? NO
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? No, Indonesia

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