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Tetum

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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, of course.
2 What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one? Indonesian - Fluent, English - Fluent, Portuguese-Not really fluent :-D
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Timorense/Melayu-Austronesian
4 What kind of work does you family do? Farmer
5 What is your highest level of education? College Student ;-)
6 How threatened do you think your language is? It is safe.
--happy!!! :-D :-D
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Yes, because that helps them to learn new thing and make friends :-)
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? In every single day :)
9 How often do you speak your national language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? In some specific time

You to them Them to you
11 In what language(s) do you speak with your parents? Of course Tetum
 Tetum
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Tetum, Bunak, Kemak
 Tetum, Bunak, Kemak
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Tetum
 Tetum
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Tetum
 Tetum
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? n/a
 n/a
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? n/a
 n/a



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



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

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Tetum, English, Portuguese
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Tetum
27 Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Kemak, Bunak, Fataluku
Barely
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes, in some small villages.
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? Yes, there are many varied dialects in all districts.
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? Yes.

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