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Mauritius 1990 — source variable MU1990A_MTONGUE — Language of forefathers

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Ministry of Economic Planning and Development
Central Statistical Office

Population Census
Mauritius

Night of 1-2 July 1990

17 Linguistic group ____

State the language spoken by the person's forefathers.
Consider creole and bhojpuri as languages.

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Languages read and written, and school attendance

The answers to the questions help to assess the need for literacy programs for both adults and young school drop-outs.

Column 17
Linguistic group
Write the language spoken by the person's forefathers. It does not matter whether the person himself (herself) speaks the language or not.

If the language of the paternal forefathers is different from that of the maternal forefathers, write both.

Consider creole and bhojpuri as languages

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Mauritius 2000 — source variable MU2000A_MTONGUE — Language of forefathers

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[Population census form]

17. Linguistic group _ _

State the language spoken by the person's ancestors.
If the language of the paternal ancestors is different from that of the maternal ancestors, write both. For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages.

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7. Instructions on how to fill in the census form

Column 17 - Linguistic group
Write the language spoken by the person's forefathers. It does not matter whether the person himself (herself) speaks the language or not. If the language of the paternal forefathers is different from that of the maternal forefathers, write both.
For census purposes, consider creole, bhojpuri, etc. as languages

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Mauritius 2011 — source variable MU2011A_MTONGUE — Language of forefathers

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Individual form

P18. Languages of forefathers

Write the language(s) spoken by the person's ancestors. Up to two answers are possible. For census purposes, consider Creole and Bhojpuri as languages.

_____ (i)
_____ (ii)

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6. Population census topics and their usefulness

P17, P18 and P19 - Religion, languages of forefathers and language usually spoken
These questions together with others help to determine the size and geographical distribution of different religious and socio-cultural groups. The information is useful to both public and private institutions in the planning of facilities for the religious and socio-cultural development of the different components of the population.

8. How to fill in the Population Census Questionnaire

P18 -Languages of forefathers
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Write the language spoken by the person's ancestors. It does not matter whether the person himself/herself speaks the language or not.

If the language of the paternal ancestors is different from that of the maternal ancestors, write both as provision has been made for inclusion of 2 languages of forefathers.

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