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Jrai

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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? Bahnar, Rahde, Vietnamese, and English
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Jrai
4 What kind of work does you family do? Farming
5 What is your highest level of education? Masters
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. At all levels
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 write in your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? weekly

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



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



18 What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market? Vietnamese
 Vietnamese
19 What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? Vietnamese Vietnamese
20 What language do you use for communication with members of local government? Jrai, Vietnamese Jrai, 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? Jrai
 Jrai
24 What language do you speak to someone you do not know? Jrai, Vietnamese Jrai, Vietnamese

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Jrai
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Yes. Cham, Rahde. Weekly
27 Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often?
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes. When one parent is not Jrai
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? Yes
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? Yes

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