Literal question
Population age three or older
[Questions P18-P23 were asked for persons age 3+.]
P22) What is [Name]?s native language?
Record code corresponding to the answer based on the instructions at the bottom of the page.
[] 00 Person not applicable
[] 01 Bambara
[] 02 Malinke
[] 03 Peul/Foulfoulbe
[] 04 Sonrai/Djerma
[] 05 Maraka/Soninke
[] 06 Kassonke
[] 07 Senoufo
[] 08 Dogon
[] 09 Maure
[] 10 Tamacheq
[] 11 Bobo
[] 12 Dafing
[] 13 Minianka
[] 14 Haoussa
[] 15 Samogo
[] 16 Bozo
[] 17 Arab
[] 18 Other Malian languages
[] 19 Other African languages
[] 20 Other foreign languages
Interviewer instructions
6.2.3.21 Language (Column P22)
The enumerator asks the question: "What is [Name]?s mother tongue?." The mother tongue is the language usually spoken in the household during the person?s infancy. Enter the corresponding response (codes at the bottom of the page of the questionnaire) code. The code "00" is for children who do not yet know how to talk (less than 3 years).
00 = Person not relevant
01 = Bambara
02 = Malinké
03 = Peul/Foulfoulbé
04 = Sonrai/Djerma
05 = Maraka/Soninké
06 = Kassonké
07 = Sénoufo
08 = Dogon
09 = Maure
10 = Tamacheq
11 = Bobo
12 = Dafing
13 = Minianka
14 = Haoussa
15 = Samogo
16 = Bozo
17 = Arab
18 = Other Malian languages
19 = Other African languages
20 = Other foreign languages
[Omitted example]
Instructions: The enumerator should not confuse the native language with ethnicity. Indeed, one may be from an ethnic group without speaking the language of this ethnic group.
