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This report describes an imitation test survey conducted between April and August, 2001 in Maolin and Tona Villages of Maolin Township, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. The imitation test is a tool for rapid community-wide assessment of proficiency in a second language. The survey assesses proficiency in the Rukai language varieties spoken in these villages.