| Table 10. Language Use by District, Chimbu: 2000 | |||||||
| Karimui/ | Kundiawa/ | Sina Sina | |||||
| Total | Chuave | Gumine | Nomane | Kerowagi | Gembogl | Yonggomugl | |
| ENGLISH | |||||||
| Total | 191,822 | 27,663 | 27,170 | 25,769 | 39,689 | 43,117 | 28,414 |
| English | 52,510 | 6,062 | 6,326 | 4,581 | 11,912 | 16,689 | 6,940 |
| No English | 139,312 | 21,601 | 20,844 | 21,188 | 27,777 | 26,428 | 21,474 |
| Males | 99,557 | 14,161 | 14,010 | 13,331 | 20,657 | 22,743 | 14,655 |
| English | 33,124 | 4,065 | 3,952 | 3,219 | 7,332 | 10,023 | 4,533 |
| No English | 66,433 | 10,096 | 10,058 | 10,112 | 13,325 | 12,720 | 10,122 |
| Females | 92,265 | 13,502 | 13,160 | 12,438 | 19,032 | 20,374 | 13,759 |
| English | 19,386 | 1,997 | 2,374 | 1,362 | 4,580 | 6,666 | 2,407 |
| No English | 72,879 | 11,505 | 10,786 | 11,076 | 14,452 | 13,708 | 11,352 |
| PIDGIN | |||||||
| Total | 191,937 | 27,660 | 27,167 | 25,770 | 39,770 | 43,094 | 28,476 |
| Pidgin | 71,462 | 8,449 | 8,363 | 5,950 | 16,387 | 21,867 | 10,446 |
| No pidgin | 120,475 | 19,211 | 18,804 | 19,820 | 23,383 | 21,227 | 18,030 |
| Males | 99,616 | 14,157 | 14,008 | 13,328 | 20,702 | 22,735 | 14,686 |
| Pidgin | 44,158 | 5,530 | 5,108 | 4,184 | 9,769 | 12,936 | 6,631 |
| No pidgin | 55,458 | 8,627 | 8,900 | 9,144 | 10,933 | 9,799 | 8,055 |
| Females | 92,321 | 13,503 | 13,159 | 12,442 | 19,068 | 20,359 | 13,790 |
| Pidgin | 27,304 | 2,919 | 3,255 | 1,766 | 6,618 | 8,931 | 3,815 |
| No pidgin | 65,017 | 10,584 | 9,904 | 10,676 | 12,450 | 11,428 | 9,975 |
| MOTU | |||||||
| Total | 190,591 | 27,611 | 27,103 | 25,717 | 39,484 | 42,475 | 28,201 |
| Motu | 927 | 126 | 109 | 71 | 223 | 283 | 115 |
| No motu | 189,664 | 27,485 | 26,994 | 25,646 | 39,261 | 42,192 | 28,086 |
| Males | 98,840 | 14,130 | 13,967 | 13,284 | 20,524 | 22,406 | 14,529 |
| Motu | 624 | 87 | 65 | 61 | 149 | 184 | 78 |
| No motu | 98,216 | 14,043 | 13,902 | 13,223 | 20,375 | 22,222 | 14,451 |
| Females | 91,751 | 13,481 | 13,136 | 12,433 | 18,960 | 20,069 | 13,672 |
| Motu | 303 | 39 | 44 | 10 | 74 | 99 | 37 |
| No motu | 91,448 | 13,442 | 13,092 | 12,423 | 18,886 | 19,970 | 13,635 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | |||||||
| Total | 259,703 | 36,074 | 35,976 | 36,334 | 54,850 | 58,454 | 38,015 |
| Other language | 56,445 | 6,873 | 7,508 | 4,103 | 14,611 | 17,115 | 6,235 |
| No other language | 135,768 | 20,793 | 19,654 | 21,666 | 25,445 | 25,979 | 22,231 |
| NR | 5,103 | 412 | 555 | 964 | 1,069 | 1,373 | 730 |
| NA | 62,387 | 7,996 | 8,259 | 9,601 | 13,725 | 13,987 | 8,819 |
| Males | 134,928 | 18,506 | 18,655 | 18,868 | 28,609 | 30,619 | 19,671 |
| Other language | 34,448 | 4,488 | 4,466 | 2,934 | 8,437 | 10,149 | 3,974 |
| No other language | 65,311 | 9,673 | 9,539 | 10,392 | 12,423 | 12,584 | 10,700 |
| NR | 2,396 | 177 | 267 | 469 | 507 | 635 | 341 |
| NA | 32,773 | 4,168 | 4,383 | 5,073 | 7,242 | 7,251 | 4,656 |
| Females | 124,775 | 17,568 | 17,321 | 17,466 | 26,241 | 27,835 | 18,344 |
| Other language | 21,997 | 2,385 | 3,042 | 1,169 | 6,174 | 6,966 | 2,261 |
| No other language | 70,457 | 11,120 | 10,115 | 11,274 | 13,022 | 13,395 | 11,531 |
| NR | 2,707 | 235 | 288 | 495 | 562 | 738 | 389 |
| NA | 29,614 | 3,828 | 3,876 | 4,528 | 6,483 | 6,736 | 4,163 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||