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                                    As described in the consent form, [respondent's name] was selected to be part of this study, but may find it  difficult to complete the interview.  The health and well-being of people like [respondent's name] is important for this research and this is why we want to ask the following questions.  I will be asking you a number of questions about the health and well being of the respondent.
            
            
 
    Literal question
    
                                    What is the respondent's mother tongue?  
By mother tongue we mean the language the respondent learned first, the language that the respondent expressed her/himself fully in, or voluntarily would identify with.
            
            
 
    Question post text
    
                                    1	Assamee
2	Bengali  
3	English
4	Gujarati
5	Hindi
6	Kannada
7	Kashmiri
8	Konkani
9	Malayam
10	Manipuri
11	Marathi
12	Nepali
13	Oriya
14	Punjabi
15	Sindhi
16	Tamil
17	Telugu
18	Urdu
87  Other, specify: