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Naleh

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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? Native Speaker
2 What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one? English (Fair), French ( Faire), and Bislama ( Fluently)
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Melanesia
4 What kind of work does you family do? Civil servants
5 What is your highest level of education? Currently in college
6 How threatened do you think your language is? Severely threatened
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Vernacular
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? Weekly

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



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



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

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Bislama
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? No
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, people of different Islands
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? Yes, 100% of the kids speak the language.

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