1.What is the name of the language variety (what do its speakers call it; what do non-speakers call it; what do linguists call it)?
2. Who are its users, and how are they grouped by nation, geographical location, class, religion, or any other relevant grouping?
3. What larger “language” does it belong to? What are the main closely related dialects?
4. What other dialects are employed by its users?
5. Is this dialect written? If so, how and in what contexts?
6. Is its use restricted or limited in certain ways, for example religion or ritual, written literature, legal proceedings, folk tales, and so on?
7. What issues of power and authority are relevant to this dialect?
8. Is the dialect endangered? If so, what factors might be involved? If not, what might be contributing to its vitality?
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