| Table 10. Language Use by District, Eastern Highlands: 2000 | |||||||||
| Total | Daulo | Goroka | Henganofi | Kainanatu | Lufa | Obura/Wonenara | Okapa | Unggai/Benna | |
| ENGLISH | |||||||||
| Total | 301,056 | 23,063 | 52,216 | 39,403 | 61,770 | 32,307 | 18,510 | 42,388 | 31,399 |
| English | 89,768 | 6,055 | 25,251 | 9,083 | 19,882 | 7,036 | 2,249 | 10,497 | 9,715 |
| No English | 211,288 | 17,008 | 26,965 | 30,320 | 41,888 | 25,271 | 16,261 | 31,891 | 21,684 |
| Males | 154,435 | 12,191 | 27,346 | 20,066 | 31,807 | 16,295 | 9,232 | 21,449 | 16,049 |
| English | 55,317 | 3,801 | 14,582 | 5,749 | 12,369 | 4,431 | 1,563 | 6,749 | 6,073 |
| No English | 99,118 | 8,390 | 12,764 | 14,317 | 19,438 | 11,864 | 7,669 | 14,700 | 9,976 |
| Females | 146,621 | 10,872 | 24,870 | 19,337 | 29,963 | 16,012 | 9,278 | 20,939 | 15,350 |
| English | 34,451 | 2,254 | 10,669 | 3,334 | 7,513 | 2,605 | 686 | 3,748 | 3,642 |
| No English | 112,170 | 8,618 | 14,201 | 16,003 | 22,450 | 13,407 | 8,592 | 17,191 | 11,708 |
| PIDGIN | |||||||||
| Total | 300,804 | 23,071 | 52,187 | 39,404 | 61,857 | 32,308 | 18,509 | 42,417 | 31,051 |
| Pidgin | 118,924 | 8,713 | 29,370 | 13,328 | 29,050 | 9,254 | 3,619 | 13,427 | 12,163 |
| No pidgin | 181,880 | 14,358 | 22,817 | 26,076 | 32,807 | 23,054 | 14,890 | 28,990 | 18,888 |
| Males | 154,302 | 12,199 | 27,360 | 20,066 | 31,835 | 16,297 | 9,232 | 21,465 | 15,848 |
| Pidgin | 72,305 | 5,350 | 16,798 | 8,190 | 17,463 | 5,827 | 2,490 | 8,675 | 7,512 |
| No pidgin | 81,997 | 6,849 | 10,562 | 11,876 | 14,372 | 10,470 | 6,742 | 12,790 | 8,336 |
| Females | 146,502 | 10,872 | 24,827 | 19,338 | 30,022 | 16,011 | 9,277 | 20,952 | 15,203 |
| Pidgin | 46,619 | 3,363 | 12,572 | 5,138 | 11,587 | 3,427 | 1,129 | 4,752 | 4,651 |
| No pidgin | 99,883 | 7,509 | 12,255 | 14,200 | 18,435 | 12,584 | 8,148 | 16,200 | 10,552 |
| MOTU | |||||||||
| Total | 297,841 | 23,006 | 50,678 | 39,166 | 61,138 | 32,239 | 18,498 | 42,274 | 30,842 |
| Motu | 2,070 | 102 | 919 | 146 | 427 | 143 | 26 | 158 | 149 |
| No motu | 295,771 | 22,904 | 49,759 | 39,020 | 60,711 | 32,096 | 18,472 | 42,116 | 30,693 |
| Males | 152,655 | 12,160 | 26,554 | 19,938 | 31,420 | 16,251 | 9,227 | 21,374 | 15,731 |
| Motu | 1,324 | 66 | 550 | 102 | 283 | 102 | 19 | 107 | 95 |
| No motu | 151,331 | 12,094 | 26,004 | 19,836 | 31,137 | 16,149 | 9,208 | 21,267 | 15,636 |
| Females | 145,186 | 10,846 | 24,124 | 19,228 | 29,718 | 15,988 | 9,271 | 20,900 | 15,111 |
| Motu | 746 | 36 | 369 | 44 | 144 | 41 | 7 | 51 | 54 |
| No motu | 144,440 | 10,810 | 23,755 | 19,184 | 29,574 | 15,947 | 9,264 | 20,849 | 15,057 |
| OTHER LLANGUAGE | |||||||||
| Total | 432,972 | 30,960 | 71,870 | 55,768 | 91,771 | 45,868 | 29,688 | 62,041 | 45,006 |
| Other language | 86,869 | 6,588 | 20,731 | 10,212 | 22,186 | 6,125 | 1,707 | 9,465 | 9,855 |
| No other language | 214,035 | 16,485 | 31,476 | 29,179 | 39,727 | 26,182 | 16,804 | 32,988 | 21,194 |
| NR | 11,984 | 475 | 2,447 | 1,562 | 2,854 | 697 | 793 | 1,413 | 1,743 |
| NA | 120,084 | 7,412 | 17,216 | 14,815 | 27,004 | 12,864 | 10,384 | 18,175 | 12,214 |
| Males | 222,851 | 16,374 | 37,558 | 28,535 | 47,424 | 23,280 | 15,020 | 31,557 | 23,103 |
| Other language | 51,986 | 4,013 | 11,939 | 6,111 | 12,896 | 3,925 | 1,099 | 6,120 | 5,883 |
| No other language | 102,335 | 8,187 | 15,415 | 13,952 | 18,957 | 12,370 | 8,134 | 15,356 | 9,964 |
| NR | 5,796 | 224 | 1,178 | 745 | 1,451 | 318 | 345 | 695 | 840 |
| NA | 62,734 | 3,950 | 9,026 | 7,727 | 14,120 | 6,667 | 5,442 | 9,386 | 6,416 |
| Females | 210,121 | 14,586 | 34,312 | 27,233 | 44,347 | 22,588 | 14,668 | 30,484 | 21,903 |
| Other language | 34,883 | 2,575 | 8,792 | 4,101 | 9,290 | 2,200 | 608 | 3,345 | 3,972 |
| No other language | 111,700 | 8,298 | 16,061 | 15,227 | 20,770 | 13,812 | 8,670 | 17,632 | 11,230 |
| NR | 6,188 | 251 | 1,269 | 817 | 1,403 | 379 | 448 | 718 | 903 |
| NA | 57,350 | 3,462 | 8,190 | 7,088 | 12,884 | 6,197 | 4,942 | 8,789 | 5,798 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||||||