Informal interview data
B.3 Informal interview data
1. Informed Consent
6. Lg of elicitation
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
Yes
JB01
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JB02
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JB03
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JB04
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JB05
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JB06
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JB07
Banauti
JM
Nepali
Yes
JP01
Phedi
JM
Nepali
Yes
JP02
Phedi
JM
Nepali
Yes
JP03
Phedi
JM
Nepali
Yes
JP04
Phedi
JM
Nepali
Yes
JP05
Phedi
JM
Nepali
Yes
JR01
Dhare
JM
Nepali
Yes
JR02
Dhare
JM
Nepali
Yes
JR03
Dhare
JM
Nepali
Yes
JR04
Dhare
JM
Nepali
Yes
JR05
Dhare
JM
Nepali
Yes
JR06
Nopra
JM
Nepali
Int.
7. Lg of response
25 Shuuba (Kagate)
31 Kagate Yholmu
26 Shuuba (Kagate)
61 Shuuba (Kagate)
Nepali and Kagate
Nepali and Kagate
16 Kagate Yholmu
38 Syuuba Yholmu
23 Kagate Tamang
JD04
Nepali and Kagate
23 Kagate Yholmu
30 Syuuba Kagate
41 Syuuba (Kagate)
29 Sherpa Yholmu Kagate
50 Yholmu Kagate
JR04
Nepali
IT
Male
49 Yholmo
JR05
Nepali
IT
Female
30 Syuuba
JR06
Nepali
NT
Female
40 Kagate
15a. Class
16. MT
17. Where born 18. Where live now
Jagmani (very close)
Housework, watch
SB01
Buddhist
kids, farming
Rasnalu VDC
Retired British Army
No work right now
Grandmother work
Health post
Banauti Phake Banauti
JP01
Buddhist
Farmer
No
NA
Kagate
Ningale
Phedi
JP02
Christian
Farmer
No
NA
Kagate
Kosmere
Phedi
JP03
Buddhist
Student
Yes
12 Kagate
Phedi
JP04
Buddhist
Farmer
Yes
7 Kagate
Phedi
JP05
Buddhist
Farmer
Yes
3 Kagate
Nopra
Phedi
JR01
Buddhist
Farmer
Yes
5 Kagate
Dhare
JR02
Buddhist
Farmer
No
NA
Kagate
Dhare
JR03
Buddhist
Farmer
Yes
5 Kagate
Dhare
JR04
Buddhist
Farmer
Yes
3 Kagate
Dhare
JR05
Buddhist
Farmer
No
NA
Kagate
Ningale
Dhare
JR06
Buddhist
Farmer
No
NA
Kagate
Nopra
20. Anywhere else
Int.
19. How long
more than a year
20a. Where
20b. When
20c. How long
30 years ago
Hong Kong
Sunsari District
40 years ago
Malaysia, Kuwait
M: 2006-2009; K: 2009-2011
M: 3 years; K: 2 years
Namari VDC
A long time
Qatar, Army
Q: 23 yrs ago; Army: before Qatar
Q: 4 years; Army: 2 years
JR04
49 years
No
NA
JR05
11 years
No
NA
JR06
40 Years
No
NA
21. Father's
22. Father's
23. Lg. father spoke
25. Mother's 26. Lg. mother spoke
to you growing up
24. Mother's village
MT
to you growing up
Sherpa Kagate
Tamang Kagate
Rasnalu VDC
Rasnalu VDC
Rasnalu VDC
Namari VDC
Namari VDC
Rasnalu VDC
Kagate
JP01
Ningale
Kagate
Dhungare
Kagate
JP02
Kosmere
Kagate
Dhungare
Kagate
JP03
Phedi
Kagate
Dhungare
Kagate
JP04
Phedi
Kagate
Dhungare
Kagate
JP05
Nopra
Kagate
Tharkare
Kagate
JR01
Khade
Kagate
Khade
Kagate
JR02
Dhare
Kagate
Pasobar
Kagate
JR03
Dhare
Kagate
Banauti
Kagate
JR04
Dhare
Kagate
Banauti
Kagate
JR05
Ningale
Kagate
Dhungare
Kagate
JR06
Nopra
Kagate
Pasobar
Kagate
28a. Lg.
28b. Lg. speak
28c. Lg. speak
29. MT 30. Lg.
Int.
27. Lgs. You speak
speak best
2nd best
3rd best
Proficiency love most
SDHU01
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, Sunuwar, English,
SD03
Hindi, Bhojpuri, Maithali, Tamang
NA Nepali
SD04
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, Arabic, English
Some Nepali
SD06
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, Hindi, English
NA Kagate
SB05
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Malay, Nepali, English, Hindi,
NA Nepali
SP02
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, Malay
NA Kagate
SP06
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, Malay, English
NA Kagate
JB05
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, English, Arabic
NA Kagate
JP05
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali, English, Malaysian,
NA English
JR02
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate
Nepali
NA
Kagate
31. Lg. w
32. Way of speaking different
33. Lg. usually used -
34. Lg. usually used -
Int.
grandparents
from grandparents?
chatting with parents
telling story to parents
SDHU01
Kagate
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
A little different
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
A little different
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
A little different
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
A little different
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
A little different
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Exactly the same
Kagate
36. 36a. Spouse
37. Lg. usually
38. Lg. usually
39. Lg. usually 40. Lg. usually
35. Spouse
speak your
used - chatting
used - telling
used - chatting used - telling
with spouse
story to spouse
with children story to children
No (Just a
Nepali Did not ask -
passed away
passed away
Kagate
JD05
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JD06
No
NA
Kagate
JB01
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JB02
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JB03
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JB04
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JB05
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JB06
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JB07
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JP01
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JP02
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JP03
No
NA
Kagate
JP04
No
NA
Kagate
JP05
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JR01
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JR02
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JR03
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JR04
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JR05
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
JR06
Yes
Kagate
NA
Kagate
41a. In village, lg.
41b. In village, lg. used
42. Children's
43. If 42 yes,
44. If 42 no, 45. Which lg.
children use with
with non-Kagate
children speak
how would
how would should children
Int.
Kagate children
children
MT?
you feel?
you feel? learn first?
No non-Kagate in this
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
Nepali (But only kids that have been to
SP03
Kagate
school to learn Nepali)
Yes
Good
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
Yes (If parents
teach them)
Good
NA Kagate
Yes (If they study)
Good
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
Yes (If parents
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
Yes (If elders
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
Difficult to say
NA
Sad Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
NA Kagate
46a. All
48. In village, you
49. In village, you 50. In village,
46. Have
children
usually speak w
usually speak with which lg. is easiest
Int.
children?
speak MT
47. Lg. enjoy songs in
Kagate friends
non-Kagate friends to understand
SDHU01
Yes
Tamang (bc none in MT)
Kagate
No non-Kagate here Kagate
Too young
Tamang (bc none in MT)
Nepali (bc none in MT)
Nepali (bc none in MT)
Too young
NR - did not know
Nepali - don't understand other languages, none in
Nepali - until now, no
Kagate songs, so Nepali
Too young
Kagate
Nepali
Kagate
JR02
Yes
Nepali
Kagate
Nepali
Kagate
JR03
Yes
Kagate
JR04
Yes
Kagate
Nepali
Kagate
JR05
Yes
Nepali
Kagate
Nepali
JR06
Yes
Kagate
Nepali
Kagate
51. How much mixing
52. How does
53. Pujaprayer
54. How often 55. How often
of Nepali with Kagate
mixing make
in your own
53a. Lg. for
travel outside talk with non-
Int.
do you hear?
you feel?
home?
pujaprayer
this village? Kagate?
Rarely Weekly
SD02
A little
A little
Weekly Daily
SD04
A little
A little
A little
A little
A little
A little
A little
Monthly Rarely
SB05
A little
Monthly Weekly
SB06
A little
Monthly Rarely
Rarely Monthly
A little
A little
Monthly Rarely
SP07
A little
A little
Weekly Rarely
SR02
A little
A little
Monthly Rarely
SR05
A little
A little
Weekly Rarely
Monthly Rarely
JD02
A little
Monthly Rarely
A little
Monthly Rarely
JD06
A little
Monthly Rarely
JB01
A little
Monthly Weekly
JB02
A little
Monthly Rarely
JB03
A little
A little
Rarely Monthly
Monthly Weekly
JP01
A little
Rarely Monthly
JP02
A little
Monthly Rarely
JP03
A little
A little
A little
A little
Rarely Daily
JR02
A little
A little
A little
Monthly Weekly
JR05
A little
A little
Good
Yes
Kagate
Weekly
56. Heard of
57. Kagate marrying 58. In this
people learning
other jat, how do district, lg.
Int.
Kagate?
56a. Where
56b. Why
you feel? you like most
Jagmani - my
Because they live there
Malaysia - because they were friends and
Malaysia and
interested in learning another language.
Jagmani - Sunuwar people
This village
Nepali neighbors
Indifferent Nepali
Indifferent Kagate
Indifferent Nepali
Indifferent Kagate
Indifferent Kagate
Phedi (Kharka
Indifferent Kagate
Non-native speakers learning and using it
Sunuwar and others
Sad
Kagate
Chettri that
JR04
Yes
live here
NR
Good
Kagate
JR05
No
NA
Sad
Kagate
JR06
No
NA
Sad
Kagate
59. In this district,
61. In this district, least
Int.
most beneficial lg.
60. Why beneficial?
beneficial lg.
62. Why least beneficial
SDHU01
Kagate
Easiest for communication
Nepali
Because everyone knows it Don't need it with our people.
SD02
Kagate
Because we do not travel around
Nepali
There aren't many Nepali here.
SD03
Kagate
To understand easily
Magar
There's no benefit
SD04
Kagate
My own language makes me happy
Sunuwar
No benefit for us
SD05
Kagate
Best for the village
Tamang and Sunuwar
No benefits
SD06
Kagate
Own language is besteasiest
Nepali
No benefits
No answer, did not
understand the question
NA
Unless you leave, you do not need
SB02
Kagate
another language
It's ours, we learn it from birth
For our jat, it's the best
NA (Did not ask)
Like English, all villages use it
All have benefits
Tamang and Sunuwar
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
Lots of people speak it
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NA (Did not ask)
NR - did not know
NA
Because it's easy and we don't speak
We understand our own and
JD02
Kagate
the other lgs.
NR
Nepali, others don't understand
JD03
Nepali
Everyone understands
Sunuwar
We don't marry with them
I don't speak it
JD05
Kagate
Our own, easy
Tamang, Sunuwar, Nepali
Easy and good
You need to speak with other jats
It's easy
Because it's easy to speak
Speaking and understanding is easy
Ours is good
Did not ask
I don't speak other languages, I
JB07
Kagate
speak ours, so it's good
For us here
Easy to speak
Easy - learned from parents
Because we speak it well
Sunuwar
Did not ask
It's easy to speak - others are
JP05
Kagate
difficult to speak
Magar
Did not ask
For all kinds of work you need
From childhood speak both - good
JR02
Nepali
for education
It's easy
Because of schools and government
NR - did not know
Did not ask
Easy to speak (She said "English, but no one speaks it, so our own - it's
JR06
Kagate
easy to speak")
All
We don't speak any of them
63. In school, what
64. In school, what lg. easiest
65. Lg. you use when talking
Int.
lg. teachers use
to understand
about school with children
66. Preference for lg. in school
SDHU01
Nepali
Nepali (No Yholmo teachers!)
Kagate
MT Nepali (Because that's what the
teachers know)
SD03
Nepali
English Nepali (Because no teachers
that speak MT)
Nepali (There are no Shuuba
Nepali (There are no Shuuba
Nepali and own
Nepali (It's what they speak)
Kagate
Nepali
Nepali (They don't speak
Nepali (Ours is easiest, but)
Nepali
MT
Nepali (Ours, but they don't
JB04
Nepali
speak it)
Nepali (A little
If teachers are
JP04
Kagate, Kagate
Kagate
MT
JP05
Nepali
Kagate
English
JR01
Nepali
MT
JR02
Nepali
Kagate
Nepali
JR03
Kagate
MT
JR04
Nepali
Kagate
MT
JR05
Nepali
Kagate
Nepali
JR06
Nepali
Kagate
Nepali
68. If 67 yes, in which
69. If 67 no, which lgs. would
70. Would you like to 70a. Other lgs. You'd
you like to readwrite
readwrite another lg. like to readwrite in
English, Hindi
Nepali, English
Nepali, Kagate, English
NA
Yes
English (more English)
Nepali, English
NA
Yes
Korean, more English
Kagate, English
Nepali, English
NA
Yes
Kagate, more English
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Kagate, Nepali
Nepali, English
Kagate, English
Nepali, English
Ichya chaina
Ichya chaina
Kagate, Nepali
Nepali, Kagate
Kagate, Nepali, English
Nepali, English
Nepali, English
Kagate, Nepali, English
NA
71. If MT written,
72. Would it be good for
Int.
would you like to learn your MT to be written
It is easy to learn
SD02
Yes
Good to write your own
SD03
Yes
Good for explanationsdefinitions
SD04
Yes
Easy to learn
SD05
Yes
Easy for understanding
SD06
Yes
Because it's my own
It is good
SB04
Yes
We undersand a lot
SB05
Yes
I like it a lot
SB06
Yes
Easy to learn
SP01
Yes
Easy to learn
SP02
Yes
Easy and good
SP03
Yes
Easy to learn
SP04
Yes
Fast to learn
SP05
Yes
For reading it is good, easy for kids to learn
SP06
Yes
Good for speaking and for understanding
MT is best
SR02
Yes
MT is good, easy
SR03
Yes
We like MT
Easy to learn (this answer prompted by IT)
SR06
Yes
MT is good
JD01
Yes
NR - did not know
To understand all
JD04
Yes
Kids learn it
JD05
Yes
It's good because it's my own
Easy to understand our own language
JB03
Yes
Easy - come fast
JB04
Yes
Easy, quick to learn
JB05
Yes
Easy in own language
It'd be easy
JP01
Yes
Because I feel it would be easy
Because our parentsgrandparents spoke
JP04
Yes
Good to read and write
JP05
Yes
It's easy
JR01
Yes
It would be good an is my hope
JR02
Yes
It would be great to have in our language
JR03
Yes
We can listen to it - to hear
We don't have now, but it would be easy to read
JR06
Yes
My own language, I know it
Appendix C: Knowledgeable Insider Interview (KII)