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Tetun-Prasa

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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? English (intermediate) , Portuguese (intermediate) and Indonesian (fluent)
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Timorese
4 What kind of work does you family do? My father is financial administrator in ADB (Asian Development Bank) and my mother is a Tetun-Portuguese translator at the Portugal Embassy
5 What is your highest level of education? College
6 How threatened do you think your language is? Vulnerable
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? I do, University
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? Tetun and Portuguese
 Tetun and Portuguese
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Tetun
 Tetun
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Tetun
 Tetun
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Tetun
 Tetun
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? Tetun, English and Portuguese
 Tetun, English and Portuguese
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? Tetun, English and Portuguese Tetun, English and Portuguese



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



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

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Tetun and Portuguese
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Tetun, to people from many other districts, and depend on how often we meet
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? Yes, some people from the most eastern part of the country. The place is called Lospalos and also some people from other districts
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? Yes, people from other districts
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? Most people are fluent in Tetun. However, it is also depending from which district they are from

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