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Pangasinense

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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? Tagalog (fluent), Ilocano (very good), English (fluent)
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Pangasinan
4 What kind of work does you family do?
5 What is your highest level of education? Doctor of Philosopy and Post-doctorate
6 How threatened do you think your language is? I believe it is already a dying language with fewer people currently using it.
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Yes, at elementary level where they can easily learn to communicate.
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? Pangasinense
 Pangasinense
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Pangasinense Pangasinense
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Pangasinense Pangasinense
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Pangasinense Pangasinense
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? ( I am currently married)
 Filipino
 Filipino
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? ( I currently have three kids)
 Filipino Filipino



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



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

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Filipino
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? No, because we will not understand each other.
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, Ilocano
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes, those who were products of cross-cultural marriage
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? Yes, from Bolinao, Pangasinan.  Many people also speak Ilocano rather than Pangasinense
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? No but no means in estimating the percentage of fluent speakers since I no longer live in the province.

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