| Table 10. Language Use by District, East Sepik: 2000 | |||||||
| Total | Ambunti/Drekikier | Angoram | Maprik | Wewak | Wosera Gawi | Yangoru Saussia | |
| ENGLISH | |||||||
| Total | 228,383 | 36,665 | 44,180 | 39,566 | 43,921 | 32,067 | 31,984 |
| English | 85,622 | 9,454 | 12,890 | 14,015 | 27,693 | 8,809 | 12,761 |
| No English | 142,761 | 27,211 | 31,290 | 25,551 | 16,228 | 23,258 | 19,223 |
| Males | 112,927 | 18,475 | 22,057 | 19,305 | 22,502 | 15,237 | 15,351 |
| English | 49,273 | 5,952 | 7,740 | 7,918 | 15,405 | 5,062 | 7,196 |
| No English | 63,654 | 12,523 | 14,317 | 11,387 | 7,097 | 10,175 | 8,155 |
| Females | 115,456 | 18,190 | 22,123 | 20,261 | 21,419 | 16,830 | 16,633 |
| English | 36,349 | 3,502 | 5,150 | 6,097 | 12,288 | 3,747 | 5,565 |
| No English | 79,107 | 14,688 | 16,973 | 14,164 | 9,131 | 13,083 | 11,068 |
| PIDGIN | |||||||
| Total | 228,347 | 36,662 | 44,172 | 39,553 | 43,875 | 32,066 | 32,019 |
| Pidgin | 114,495 | 14,075 | 18,726 | 18,238 | 33,290 | 13,588 | 16,578 |
| No pidgin | 113,852 | 22,587 | 25,446 | 21,315 | 10,585 | 18,478 | 15,441 |
| Males | 112,893 | 18,473 | 22,048 | 19,297 | 22,466 | 15,235 | 15,374 |
| Pidgin | 64,545 | 8,598 | 10,848 | 10,207 | 18,003 | 7,678 | 9,211 |
| No pidgin | 48,348 | 9,875 | 11,200 | 9,090 | 4,463 | 7,557 | 6,163 |
| Females | 115,454 | 18,189 | 22,124 | 20,256 | 21,409 | 16,831 | 16,645 |
| Pidgin | 49,950 | 5,477 | 7,878 | 8,031 | 15,287 | 5,910 | 7,367 |
| No pidgin | 65,504 | 12,712 | 14,246 | 12,225 | 6,122 | 10,921 | 9,278 |
| MOTU | |||||||
| Total | 226,375 | 36,501 | 43,679 | 39,323 | 43,238 | 31,976 | 31,658 |
| Motu | 1,246 | 91 | 123 | 153 | 653 | 75 | 151 |
| No motu | 225,129 | 36,410 | 43,556 | 39,170 | 42,585 | 31,901 | 31,507 |
| Males | 111,867 | 18,396 | 21,783 | 19,185 | 22,125 | 15,187 | 15,191 |
| Motu | 772 | 60 | 82 | 90 | 401 | 47 | 92 |
| No motu | 111,095 | 18,336 | 21,701 | 19,095 | 21,724 | 15,140 | 15,099 |
| Females | 114,508 | 18,105 | 21,896 | 20,138 | 21,113 | 16,789 | 16,467 |
| Motu | 474 | 31 | 41 | 63 | 252 | 28 | 59 |
| No motu | 114,034 | 18,074 | 21,855 | 20,075 | 20,861 | 16,761 | 16,408 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | |||||||
| Total | 343,181 | 55,397 | 68,796 | 57,806 | 63,965 | 49,408 | 47,809 |
| Other language | 65,826 | 8,262 | 10,702 | 10,399 | 19,664 | 7,453 | 9,346 |
| No other language | 162,439 | 28,383 | 33,467 | 29,147 | 24,192 | 24,605 | 22,645 |
| NR | 8,050 | 1,687 | 1,758 | 836 | 1,372 | 1,057 | 1,340 |
| NA | 106,866 | 17,065 | 22,869 | 17,424 | 18,737 | 16,293 | 14,478 |
| Males | 172,012 | 28,008 | 34,827 | 28,698 | 32,971 | 24,084 | 23,424 |
| Other language | 38,346 | 5,171 | 6,433 | 6,025 | 11,054 | 4,311 | 5,352 |
| No other language | 74,501 | 13,295 | 15,612 | 13,269 | 11,400 | 10,918 | 10,007 |
| NR | 3,921 | 793 | 878 | 429 | 713 | 484 | 624 |
| NA | 55,244 | 8,749 | 11,904 | 8,975 | 9,804 | 8,371 | 7,441 |
| Females | 171,169 | 27,389 | 33,969 | 29,108 | 30,994 | 25,324 | 24,385 |
| Other language | 27,480 | 3,091 | 4,269 | 4,374 | 8,610 | 3,142 | 3,994 |
| No other language | 87,938 | 15,088 | 17,855 | 15,878 | 12,792 | 13,687 | 12,638 |
| NR | 4,129 | 894 | 880 | 407 | 659 | 573 | 716 |
| NA | 51,622 | 8,316 | 10,965 | 8,449 | 8,933 | 7,922 | 7,037 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||