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51 39. Only ask if MT was not best language Please estimate how proficient are you in your mother tongue: तपाई ँ आ्नो मातभभाषामा कविको पोखत हुनुहु्ं ? a ฀ Very Well धेरै रारो b ฀ Some नठक नठकै c ฀ Only a Little अलल अलल 40. Only ask if literate Please estimate how well you can read your mother tongue: तपाई ँ आ्नो मातभभाषा कविको रारो प्न स्नु हु्ं ? a ฀ Very Well धेरै रारो b ฀ Some नठक नठकै c ฀ Only a Little अलल अलल 41. Only ask if literate Please estimate how well you can write in your mother tongue: तपाई ँ आ्नो मातभभाषा कविको रारो लेख न स्नुहु्ं ? a ฀ Very Well धेरै रारो b ฀ Some नठक नठकै c ฀ Only a Little अलल अलल 42. Other languages known to your father तपाई ँको बुबाले अ्य कुन कुन भाषा जा् नुहु्ं ? 43. Other languages known to your mother तपाई ँको आमाले अ्य कुन कुन भाषा जा् नुहु्ं ? 44. Other languages known to your spouse तपाई ँको िीमान्िीमतीले अ्य कुन कुन भाषा जा् नु हु्ं ? 45. What languages are spoken by your sons daughters? तपाई ँका ंोरांोरीह ले कुन कुन भाषा बो्ंन् ? 46. Where did they learn those languages? नतनीह ले ती भाषाह कहाँ वसके ? 45. Other languages spoken by children: 46. Where learned: a. b. 47. When a small child first goes to school, can she understand everything hisher Nepali speaking teacher says? भखुर ्कुल जान थालेका स-साना नानीले विषक-विलषकाले कषामा नेपालीमा भनेका सबै कुरा बु्ंन्? a ฀ Yes सबै बु्ंन् b ฀ A little bit अलल अलल बु्ंन् c ฀ No बु्िैनन्

D. Domains of Language Use

48. Which language do you use most frequently for the following purposes? तपाई राय कुन भषा_______-को लावग बो् नुहु् ं ? Domain Language A Counting ग्ती गिाु B Singing गीत गाउँिा C Joking ठटा गिाु D Bargaining Shopping Marketing हाटबजार गिाुमोलतोल गिाु E Story telling कथा भ्िा F Discussing Debate ंलफलवािवववाि गिाु G Praying राथुना गिाु H Quarrelling झग्ा गिाु I Abusing scoldingusing taboo words गाली गिाु J Telling stories to children केटाकेटीलाई कथा सुनाउँिा K Singing at home घरमा गीत गाउँिा L Family gatherings पानरवानरक जमघटमा M Village meetings गाँउको बैठकमा 52 49.a. Language most frequently used in the home when discussing education matters . तपाईंको घरमा विलष स्बनधी कुराकानी गिाु सबै भ्िा बढी बोललने भाषा कुन हो? ज्तै: सव्ालय, भनाु, पढाइ, ल्ििकविलषक स्बनधी Person Language i. Grandfather: हजुरबुबासँग ii. Grandmother: हजुरआमासँग iii. Father: बुबासँग iv. Mother: आमासँग v. Spouse: िीमान्िीमतीसँग vi. Children: ंोरांोरीसँग 49.b. Language most frequently used in home when discussing social events and family matters. तपाईंको घरमा सामालजक नरयाकलाप र पानरवानरक ववषयमा ंलफल गिाु ज्तै: चा्पवु, चुनाव, उ्सव, वववाह, वचत, खचु स्ब्धी Person Language i. Grandfather: हजुरबुबासँग ii. Grandmother: हजुरआमासँग iii. Father: बुबासँग iv. Mother: आमासँग v. Spouse: िीमान्िीमतीसँग vi. Children: ंोरांोरीसँग 49.c. If able to write Language most frequently used in home when writing letters . तपाईंको घरमा लचठीपि लेखिा Person Language i. Grandfather: हजुरबुबासँग ii. Grandmother: हजुरआमासँग iii. Father: बुबासँग iv. Mother: आमासँग v. Spouse: िीमान्िीमतीसँग vi. Children: ंोरांोरीसँग 50. What language do your children usually speak while: तपाई ँका ंोरांोरीले राय जसो … कुन भाषा रयोग गंुन् ? a playing with other children? अ्य साथीह सँग खे्िा ? b talking with neighbors? वंमे कीह सँग कुराकानी गिाु ? c at school? वव्ालयमा ? 51. How often do you use your mother tongue? तपाई ँ आ्नो मातभभाषा कविको रयोग गनुु हु्ं ? a ฀ Every day निन निनै b ฀ Rarely कनहले काही ँ c Never कनह्यै गनिुन 52. What language of wider communication LWC is used here and how often do you use it? तपाई ँको स्पकु भाषा कुन हो र ्यसको कनत रयोग गनुुहु्ं ? LWC name भाषाको नाम: a ฀ Every day निन निनै b ฀ Rarely कनहले काही ँ c Never कनह्यै गनिुन 53 53. Which language do you usually use when speakers of other languages visit you at home? तपाई ँको भ्िा बे्लै भाषा बो्ने साथीभाइ तपाई ँका घरमा आउँिा कुन भाषाको रयोग गनुुहु्ं ? 54. What language do you prefer for your childrens medium of instruction at primary level? तपाई ँका ंोरांोरीलाई राथवमक तहमा कुन भाषाको मा्यममा पढाउन चाहनुहु्ं ? a ฀ Mother tongue मातभभाषा b ฀ Nepali नेपाली c ฀ English अंरेजी d ฀ Other अ्य

E. Language Vitality Intergenerational Transfer