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Mother Tongue Oceania

Oceania — countries documented in the supplied census questionnaires

Samoa

Status
Yes
Year
2021
Form
Population and Housing Census — Household Questionnaire
Question
HH13
Native language of the Respondent.

Responses:

Response / codeOption
1English
2Samoan
3Chinese
6Other language — specify

Question type: 2 — native-language question for household respondent

Notes: This is a direct native-language item, but it is asked of the respondent to the household questionnaire rather than of every person.

Source: Samoa census report/questionnaire

Vanuatu

Status
Yes
Year
2020
Form
2020 National Population and Housing Census Questionnaire
Question
E10
What is the first language XYZ learned to SPEAK?

Responses:

Response / codeOption
01English
02French
03Bislama
04Indigenous (vernacular)

Question type: 1 — first-language question

Notes: This is an explicit first-language-learned question and is therefore included as a mother-tongue/first-language item.

Source: Vanuatu 2020 questionnaire