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Seediq

MY LANGUAGE USE



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? Taiwanese-advanced, Mandarin-fluent, English-intermediate
3 What ethnic group do you identify with? Seediq
4 What kind of work does you family do? farmers
5 What is your highest level of education? master's degree
6 How threatened do you think your language is? endangered because younger people cannot speak it
7 Would you want your child to attend vernacular education programs? Elementary, Secondary, University? Yes
In your home community
8 How often do you speak your language? Daily, weekly, monthly, never? In Taipei never, but when I visit my village 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?
You to them Them to you
11 In what language(s) do you speak with your parents? Seediq Seediq
12 In what languages(s) do you speak with your grandparents? NA NA
13 In what language(s) do you speak with your brother(s)? Seediq, Mandarin Seediq, Mandarin
14 In what language(s) do you speak with your sister(s)? Seediq, Mandarin Seediq, Mandarin
15 If you are married, in what language(s) do you speak with your spouse? Mandarin Mandarin
16 If you have children, in what language(s) do you speak with your children? N/A N/A
Spouse to child Child to spouse
17 If you have children, in what language(s) does your spouse speak with your children? N/A N/A
You to them Them to you
18 What language do you speak to the merchants at the bazaar/market? N/A N/A
19 What language do you speak to the merchants in the stores? Seediq, Mandarin Seediq, Mandarin
20 What language do you use for communication with members of local government? Mandarin Mandarin
21 What language do you use for communication with members of regional government? Mandarin Mandarin
22 What language do you use for communication with members of national government? What language do they use with you? Mandarin Mandarin
23 What language do you use speak to your religious leaders? Mandarin Mandarin
24 What language do you speak to someone you do not know? Mandarin Mandarin
25 What language will a religious leader use to conduct a ritual? Seediq
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? No
28 Are there any members of your ethnic group who cannot speak your language? If yes, where? Yes, in my village (really young children).
29 Are there any members of your ethnic group who speak your language differently from you? If yes, where? Yes, younger people in my village and Seediq people in Hualien.
30 Do most children in your community speak your language fluently? If, not what percent speak fluently? No, no children can speak Seediq fluently.