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My Language Use
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| 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. |
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| 2 | What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one? | Burmese (Well), English (Medium) |
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| 3 | What ethnic group do you identify with? | Pa-oh |
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| 4 | What kind of work does your family do? | Farming |
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| 5 | What is your highest level of education? | Master |
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| 6 | How threatened do you think your language is? | Younger
generation find it comfortable to speak Burmese, their children might
not grow up speaking Pa-oh. I think the language is vulnerable. |
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| 7 | Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? | Children
living in Pa-oh villages are taught to read and write Pa-oh. But children
living outside Pa-oh villages would benefit from Pa-oh language
instruction in public schools. |
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| 8 | How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? | Daily |
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| 9 | How often do you speak your national language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? | Daily |
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| 10 | How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? | In person communication only |
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| You to them | Them to you | ||
| 11 | In what language(s) do you speak with your parents? | Pa-oh |
Pa-oh |
| 12 | In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? | Pa-oh | Pa-oh |
| 13 | In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? | Pa-oh, Burmese | Pa-oh, Burmese |
| 14 | In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? | Pa-oh, Burmese | Pa-oh, Burmese |
| 15 | If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? | ||
| 16 | If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? | ||
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| 17 | If you have children, in what language(s) does your spouse speak with your children? | ||
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| 18 | What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market? | Burmese, Pa-oh | Burmese, Pa-oh |
| 19 | What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? | Burmese |
Burmese |
| 20 | What language do you use for communication with members of local government? | Burmese |
Burmese |
| 21 | What language do you use for communication with members of regional government? | Burmese |
Burmese |
| 22 | What language do you use for communication with members of national government? What language do they use with you? | Burmese |
Burmese |
| 23 | What language do you use speak to your religious leaders? | Burmese, Pa-oh | Burmese, Pa-oh |
| 24 | What language do you speak to someone you do not know? | Burmese, Pa-oh | Burmese, Pa-oh |
| 25 | What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? | Burmese, Pa-oh | |
| 26 | Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? | Burmese, Taung Yoe, Danu |
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| 27 | Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? | Burmese |
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| 28 | Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? | Yes. living in cities and non-Pa-oh villages |
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| 29 | Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? | Yes, living in Karen and Mon States. |
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| 30 | Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? | Yes. |
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