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"If more than one language other than English was spoken, mark principal language."
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176. Do not neglect to report the mother tongue simply because it is the same as the language of the country in which the person was born. Thus if a person reports that he was born in France and that his mother tongue is French, it is quite essential to enter the mother tongue as well as the country of birth. On the other hand, do not assume that the mother tongue is the same as the country of birth. For instance, do not report persons born in Austria as of Austrian mother tongue, or persons born in Hungary as of Hungarian mother tongue, especially since "Austrian" and "Hungarian" are not languages. The principal language of present-day Austria is German, and of Hungary, Magyar. Therefore make specific inquiry as to the language spoken. Do not accept "Scandinavian" as a mother tongue but specify whether Danish, Norwegian, or Swedish; similarly, do not report "Slavic" but specify whether Croatian,Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, etc.
177. Principal foreign languages.-Following is a list of the principal languages which are likely to be reported as the mother tongue or native language of foreign-born persons:
Person:
125. For example, if a person reports that he was born in Russia and that his mother tongue is Lithuanian, write in column 12 Russ.?Lithuanian; or if a person reports that he was born in Switzerland and that his mother tongue is German, write Switz.?German.
126. Note that the name of the mother tongue must be given even when it is the same as the language of the country in which the person was born. Thus, if a person reports that he was born in England and that his mother tongue is English, write Eng.?English; or if a person reports that he was born in Germany and that his mother tongue is German, write Ger.?German. This is necessary to distinguish such persons from others born in the same country but having a different mother tongue.
127. The question of mother tongue should not be asked of any person born in the United States.