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3.3 How well do you understand people speaking Baram?
Kansakar et al.: A sociolinguistic study of the Baram language
completely adequately satisfactorily slightly
3.4 How much can you judge whether a sentence is grammatical, ungrammatical, or ambiguous?
completely adequately satisfactorily slightly
3.5 How well can you explain the meaning of a word?
completely adequately satisfactorily slightly
3.6 What language do you use with the following people?
People Baram Nepali Other People Baram Nepali Other
parents grandparents
elder brother spouse
elder sister servants
children pets
younger brother relatives
younger sister
3.7 What language do you use for the following activities?
Activities Baram Nepali Other Activities Baram Nepali Other
to think? to count?
to play? to dream?
to curse? to abuse?
to joke? to perform
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rituals?
to scold? to pray?
to sing?
4. Name of the Language
4.1 Autoglotonym (name(s) given to the language by the native speakers):
a. ………………… c. …………………
b. ……………….. d. ………………….
4.2 Heteroglotonym (name(s)) given by the non-native community:
a. ………………… c. …………………
b. ………………..
4.3 Which name do you prefer?
d. ………………….
Heteroglotonym Autoglotonym
4.4 Is there any language similar to your language?
Yes No
If yes, Name of the language: …………………