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Basa Sunda

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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, spoken in daily life and formal education, or workplace.  
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Sundanese
4 What kind of work does you family do? Education
5 What is your highest level of education? Undergraduate
6 How threatened do you think your language is? At risk because of the declining speakers
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Yes, of course. Better to start  from elementary school  for several courses or several days in a week, not only once in a week or two hours a week, but at least a day (Sundanese Day, etc) . And continue until at least high school.
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? Everyday, with family, friends and neighbors
9 How often do you speak your national language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? Daily, with teachers, friends.




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



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



18 What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market? Indonesia, Sundanese
Indonesia, Sundanese
19 What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? Indonesia, Sundanese Indonesia, Sundanese
20 What language do you use for communication with members of local government? Indonesia, Sundanese Indonesia, Sundanese
21 What language do you use for communication with members of regional government? Indonesia, Sundanese Indonesia, Sundanese
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, Sundanese Indonesia, Sundanese
24 What language do you speak to someone you do not know? Indonesia and Sundanese, based on location
Indonesia and Sundanese, based on location

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Indonesia and Sundanese
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? No, Just 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? No
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, almost 70% of the kids are fluent in Sundanese

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