How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact overall?

200-250 years

What is the overall time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction?

Frequent contact since the 1950s (emigration of Focus people to T, development of schools in the Focus area). Widespread contact since the 1980s (second Country A civil war)

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been involved in the knowledge domain together for?

Between one and two centuries in the religious domain for Focus muslims (with Macro-Neighbour being the main vehicle of Islam).
 One century approximately for formal education, which appeared in the Focus area in the 1920s with the establishment of the first (christian) mission schools, that resorted mainly to Macro-Neighbour as the medium of instruction.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the knowledge domain?

Mass-schooling developped between the 1950s and the 1980s in the Focus area, leading to ever increasing exposure of Focus speaking children to Neighbour and standard Neighbour, used respectively as the oral and written media of formal instruction.

How long have Focus Group people and Neighbour Group people worked together for?

There have been contacts between Focus and Neighbour speakers for at least 200-250 years. However, until recent times, such contacts were quite limited, still in the 1950s, almost 100% of Focus living in the Focus area were Focus speakers and most of them lived in communities where Focus was the only language spoken on a daily basis. It ca be said that, for Focus remaining in their home area, contact with Macro-Neighbour (especially in working activities) actually began during the 20th century, especially from the 1950s onwards.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the labour domain?

Intensive contact with Neighbour increased drastically during the second Country A civil war (approx, 1983-2004), which ravaged the Focus area. Many people had to flee their homeland and therefore had to acquire at least some Neighbour (the main Country A vehicular) in order to make themselves understood. Around that time, independently from the war, there was also an increasing social pressure among Focus speakers to acquire Macro-Neighbour, the main language used in schools and in administrative / official settings in the Country A.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people been in contact in the local community?

Since the 1950s. Intense contact since the 1980s.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in the local community?

Since the 1980s.

With the second Country A civil war and the massive population displacements which ensued, traditional life ceased or significantly diminished and most Focus peoples had to speak Neighbour in their daily life.

How long have Focus Group and Neighbour Group people traded for?

At least 200 years.

What is the time frame when the largest number of people had the most opportunities for interaction in trade?

Intensive trading relations involving s and Macro-Neighbour speakers must have occurred for at least 100 years.