If you speak Bhumij, do they

Code 4.6 Which villages nearby speak a different lg? 4.7 What do you call those people? 4.8 What do you call their lg? 1 PIA QNA QNA QNA 2 MDY Gumriya, Lakipai Ho, Mahanto Ho, Mahanto 3 GOB QNA QNA QNA 4 DGN Kalimeki, Kenthuvakonda Santal, Ho Santali, Kol 5 HSL Mundari village 2–3 km away Tamaria Munda, Santal Tamaria bhasha there is a difference between that lg ours in the words, Santali 6 GMS NR Santal QNA 7 KAN NR Santal, Mahanto, Kharia, Lodha QNA Code PeopleLg [X] 4.9 Do you understand [X] people’s lg?

4.10 If you speak Bhumij, do they

understand you? 4.11 In what lg do they answer if you speak Bhumij? 1 PIA Santali no QNA QNA 2 MDY Ho Mahanto yesyes nearby people can understand for both HoMahanto 3 GOB QNA QNA QNA QNA 4 DGN Santali Ho QNA some some understand their lgtheir lg 5 HSL Santali can understand Santalis can understand Bhumij very few answer in Bhumij; the rest only in Santali 6 GMS Santali yes QNA Bhumij only 7 KAN Santali Kharia nounderstand, but cannot speak nono QNA Code People Lg [X] 4.12 Do you sometimes have to use LWC with [X] people? 4.13 Can a Bhumij woman understand [X] people the first time she meets? 4.14 Can a small Bhumij child understand [X] people? 1 PIA Santali QNA QNA QNA 2 MDY Ho Mahanto Ho onlyOriya Hindi QNA noQNA 3 GOB QNA QNA QNA QNA 4 DGN Santal Ho yes yes no no no no 5 HSL Santali yes, Oriya Hindi can understand yes 6 GMS Santali NR can understand, but cannot speak no 7 KAN Santali Kharia use the local dialect of Bengali to communicate QNA QNA

6. Language attitudes Code

Biodata 5.1a Where is best or most pure Bhumij? 5.1b Where is next best Bhumij? 5.1c Why? 5.2a What lg should children learn first? 1 PIA M, 36, 7th QNA QNA QNA QNA 2 MDY M, 45, 8th Hata, Potka block Joshipur area our birthplace is there our lg when they go to school, they should learn Hindi 3 GOB M, 45, 3rd Bikranpur, Dravarajpur QNA QNA Mundari 4 DGN M, 62, 3rd Rongamatia village near Baripada Dighinuasahi those people came from Tamar area, Bihar, where pure Bhumij is spoken Bhumij 5 HSL M, 45, matric Potka block QNA in other places, Bhumij live among other people groups, so their lg is mixed Bhumij 6 GMS M, 45, 6th nowhere; everywhere mixes, incl. our speech with Bengali no idea QNA Bhumij 7 KAN M, 31, B.Com nowhere in West Bengal; best is in Ranchi QNA QNA our “house lg” a “diverted” Bengali Code Biodata 5.2b What lg is best for mother to use to child? 5.3a Would you like books in Bhumij? 5.3b If given a book written in Mundari, would you read it? 5.3c Seen anything written in MT; in what script? 1 PIA M, 36, 7th QNA QNA QNA QNA 2 MDY M, 45, 8th Bhumij we like it; will study it wouldn’t like bc our pro-nunciation won’t be good no 3 GOB M, 45, 3rd QNA like it QNA no 4 DGN M, 62, 3rd Bhumij like it yes no 5 HSL M, 45, matric Bhumij “we are very eager to have books in our lg, but until now no one has produced any.” we will read, but will not take interest no; there was a script previously, but the author died 6 GMS M, 45, 6th Bhumij yes, like to read if it is in Hindi script, we can read no 7 KAN M, 31, B.Com our lg in school, pure Bengali like it, definitely no no Code Biodata 5.3d Interest in literacy programme in Bhumij?

5.4 Allow your children