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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
2 What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one?  Bahasa Indonesia fluently, kemak
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Timorese
4 What kind of work does you family do?
5 What is your highest level of education? Some college
6 How threatened do you think your language is? It is only spoken by 50.000 according to Ethnologue
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Yes
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? Daily when in Timor-Leste
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?

You to them Them to you
11 In what language(s) do you speak with your parents? Tetum
 Kemak and Tetum
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Tetum
 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?

16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children?




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




18 What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market? Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia
 Tetum
19 What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia
 Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia
20 What language do you use for communication with members of local government? Formal Tetum
 Formal Tetum
21 What language do you use for communication with members of regional government? Formal Tetum
 Formal Tetum
22 What language do you use for communication with members of national government? What language do they use with you? Formal Terum
 Formal Tetum
23 What language do you use speak to your religious leaders? Formal Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia
 Formal Tetum, Bahasa Indonesia
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? local language
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Yes
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
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? yes, those who resided in Indonesia (nusa Tengga-Timur)
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? Yes.

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