Table 10.  Language Use by District, Central Province: 2000
	Total	Abau	Goilala	Kairuku - Hiri	Rigo
ENGLISH
Total	124,908	26,427	18,600	52,995	26,886
English	71,130	15,561	3,907	34,995	16,667
No English	53,778	10,866	14,693	18,000	10,219
Males	65,086	13,680	9,596	27,985	13,825
English	40,455	8,920	2,550	19,548	9,437
No English	24,631	4,760	7,046	8,437	4,388
Females	59,822	12,747	9,004	25,010	13,061
English	30,675	6,641	1,357	15,447	7,230
No English	29,147	6,106	7,647	9,563	5,831
PIDGIN
Total	124,757	26,420	18,576	52,896	26,865
Pidgin	51,361	11,150	2,518	25,446	12,247
No pidgin	73,396	15,270	16,058	27,450	14,618
Males	65,001	13,676	9,580	27,932	13,813
Pidgin	31,765	6,979	1,844	15,427	7,515
No pidgin	33,236	6,697	7,736	12,505	6,298
Females	59,756	12,744	8,996	24,964	13,052
Pidgin	19,596	4,171	674	10,019	4,732
No pidgin	40,160	8,573	8,322	14,945	8,320
MOTU
Total	124,707	26,401	18,576	52,898	26,832
Motu	53,086	11,653	1,150	25,381	14,902
No motu	71,621	14,748	17,426	27,517	11,930
Males	64,955	13,672	9,580	27,908	13,795
Motu	30,777	6,936	906	14,484	8,451
No motu	34,178	6,736	8,674	13,424	5,344
Females	59,752	12,729	8,996	24,990	13,037
Motu	22,309	4,717	244	10,897	6,451
No motu	37,443	8,012	8,752	14,093	6,586
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	183,983	38,378	27,345	78,784	39,476
Other language	78,966	19,119	2,882	37,257	19,708
No other language	45,575	7,309	15,739	15,340	7,187
NR	5,336	836	693	3,053	754
NA	54,106	11,114	8,031	23,134	11,827
Males	96,062	19,819	14,187	41,552	20,504
Other language	43,155	10,252	1,906	20,448	10,549
No other language	21,735	3,429	7,699	7,324	3,283
NR	2,593	369	335	1,529	360
NA	28,579	5,769	4,247	12,251	6,312
Females	87,921	18,559	13,158	37,232	18,972
Other language	35,811	8,867	976	16,809	9,159
No other language	23,840	3,880	8,040	8,016	3,904
NR	2,743	467	358	1,524	394
NA	25,527	5,345	3,784	10,883	5,515
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census