Question pretext
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: