Literal question
10. What is the language that this person first learned at home in childhood and still understands?
If this person no longer understands the first language learned, indicate the second language learned.
[] English
[] French
[] Other, specify ____
Interviewer instructions
Question 10: Language first learned at home in childhood
This information is used in programs which protect the rights of Canadians under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Report the first language learned at home before starting school. If this language is no longer understood, report the second language learned.
If more than one language is understood, report the language first learned at home. If two languages were learned at the same time, report the language spoken most often as a child at home. If both languages were used equally often, report both.
For a child who has not yet learned a language, report the first language this child will learn at home. If two languages will be learned at the same time, report the one which will be used most often to speak to this child. If both languages are used equally often, report both.
If a person speaks an Indian language (from India), do not report Indian but rather the specific language such as Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi.
If a person speaks an Amerindian (North American Indian) language, report the specific Amerindian language such as Cree or Ojibway.
