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Peru 1993
Peru 2007
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Peru 1993 — source variable PE1993A_LANG — Maternal language or dialect
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For those 5 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 7 - 11]


8. The mother tongue, language or dialect you learned as a child is:

Circle the appropriate number:

[] 1 Quechua
[] 2 Aymara
[] 3 Other indigenous (native) language
[] 4 Spanish
[] 5 Foreign language

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For people 5 years of age and older
[Applies to questions 7 - 11]


Question No. 8: The mother tongue, language or dialect you learned as a child is:
This refers to the native language or dialect that the person learned in their childhood, regardless of whether or not they currently speak it.
Read the question and each one of the alternatives. Then, circle the appropriate number.
[There is a picture of question 8 in this section of the Enumeration Form.]


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Peru 2007 — source variable PE2007A_MTONG — First language learned
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For persons aged three or older
[Applies to questions 9-12]


9. What was the first language you learned to speak? (Read each option and circle only one number)

[] 1 Quechua
[] 2 Aymara
[] 3 Asháninka
[] 4 Other indigenous language

Specify ________

[] 5 Spanish
[] 6 Foreign language
[] 7 Is deaf-mute

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For persons aged three and older
[Applies to questions 9-12]


Question 9: What was the first language you learned to speak?

  • If the respondent says that the first language learned was "Other indigenous language," circle option 4 and write the answer on the "Specify" line.
  • Do not read out loud option 7, "Is deaf-mute." Circle this option only if the informant did not learn to speak a language because he/she is deaf-mute.

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Language. This refers to the language or dialect which the person first learned to speak, whether or not he/she currently speaks the language.
Example: Lucas was born in the mountains of Peru. As with his parents, the first language he learned to speak was Quechua. Many years ago he moved to Lima, where he learned to speak Spanish, which is the language he currently speaks. For this question, circle option 1: "Quechua".