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Bawean

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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, I do
2 What other language(s) do you speak? How well do you speak each one? Aside from Bawean, I speak Javanese and Indonesia as well. I am influenct in all those languange.
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Bawean
4 What kind of work does you family do? Farmers
5 What is your highest level of education? Master degree
6 How threatened do you think your language is?
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Because I am living in different place from my homewotn, I think  an idea of sending my child to the vernacular education program is good.
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? Weekly
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? Bawean
 Bawean
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? Bawean
 Bawean
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)?

14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Bawean
 Bawean
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? Indonesia, Javanese
 Indonesia, Javanese
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? Indonesia
 Indonesia



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



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

25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Indonesia
26 Do you speak your language to members of neighboring ethnic groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? No
27 Do you ever speak the language of neighboring ethnic groups with members of those groups? If so, which one(s) and how often? Never
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes, Those children of Bawean family who are living in Other Islands of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore
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? If this question refers to Bawean Island, all children on that  island  can speak Bawean fluently.

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