| Table 10. Language Use by District, Enga: 2000 | ||||||
| Total | Kandep | Kompiam | Lagaip/Pogera | Wabag | Wapenamanda | |
| ENGLISH | ||||||
| Total | 220,224 | 33,835 | 33,231 | 66,858 | 45,185 | 41,115 |
| English | 50,396 | 3,908 | 5,884 | 14,603 | 14,262 | 11,739 |
| No English | 169,828 | 29,927 | 27,347 | 52,255 | 30,923 | 29,376 |
| Males | 113,771 | 17,198 | 17,447 | 35,112 | 23,073 | 20,941 |
| English | 31,684 | 2,684 | 3,841 | 9,348 | 8,587 | 7,224 |
| No English | 82,087 | 14,514 | 13,606 | 25,764 | 14,486 | 13,717 |
| Females | 106,453 | 16,637 | 15,784 | 31,746 | 22,112 | 20,174 |
| English | 18,712 | 1,224 | 2,043 | 5,255 | 5,675 | 4,515 |
| No English | 87,741 | 15,413 | 13,741 | 26,491 | 16,437 | 15,659 |
| PIDGIN | ||||||
| Total | 220,217 | 33,834 | 33,236 | 66,840 | 45,184 | 41,123 |
| Pidgin | 54,981 | 4,465 | 6,016 | 15,770 | 15,105 | 13,625 |
| No pidgin | 165,236 | 29,369 | 27,220 | 51,070 | 30,079 | 27,498 |
| Males | 113,767 | 17,197 | 17,454 | 35,101 | 23,072 | 20,943 |
| Pidgin | 34,716 | 3,090 | 3,995 | 10,120 | 9,094 | 8,417 |
| No pidgin | 79,051 | 14,107 | 13,459 | 24,981 | 13,978 | 12,526 |
| Females | 106,450 | 16,637 | 15,782 | 31,739 | 22,112 | 20,180 |
| Pidgin | 20,265 | 1,375 | 2,021 | 5,650 | 6,011 | 5,208 |
| No pidgin | 86,185 | 15,262 | 13,761 | 26,089 | 16,101 | 14,972 |
| MOTU | ||||||
| Total | 219,341 | 33,777 | 33,141 | 66,550 | 44,952 | 40,921 |
| Motu | 1,057 | 46 | 61 | 635 | 184 | 131 |
| No motu | 218,284 | 33,731 | 33,080 | 65,915 | 44,768 | 40,790 |
| Males | 113,232 | 17,149 | 17,388 | 34,927 | 22,939 | 20,829 |
| Motu | 687 | 27 | 44 | 417 | 114 | 85 |
| No motu | 112,545 | 17,122 | 17,344 | 34,510 | 22,825 | 20,744 |
| Females | 106,109 | 16,628 | 15,753 | 31,623 | 22,013 | 20,092 |
| Motu | 370 | 19 | 17 | 218 | 70 | 46 |
| No motu | 105,739 | 16,609 | 15,736 | 31,405 | 21,943 | 20,046 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | ||||||
| Total | 295,031 | 47,400 | 44,332 | 91,002 | 58,750 | 53,547 |
| Other language | 59,031 | 6,439 | 7,538 | 13,702 | 14,105 | 17,247 |
| No other language | 161,660 | 27,396 | 25,838 | 53,374 | 31,088 | 23,964 |
| NR | 5,680 | 753 | 643 | 1,963 | 1,078 | 1,243 |
| NA | 68,660 | 12,812 | 10,313 | 21,963 | 12,479 | 11,093 |
| Males | 153,146 | 24,203 | 23,328 | 47,909 | 30,256 | 27,450 |
| Other language | 34,838 | 3,752 | 4,584 | 8,608 | 8,123 | 9,771 |
| No other language | 79,176 | 13,444 | 12,946 | 26,615 | 14,955 | 11,216 |
| NR | 2,843 | 378 | 337 | 1,026 | 506 | 596 |
| NA | 36,289 | 6,629 | 5,461 | 11,660 | 6,672 | 5,867 |
| Females | 141,885 | 23,197 | 21,004 | 43,093 | 28,494 | 26,097 |
| Other language | 24,193 | 2,687 | 2,954 | 5,094 | 5,982 | 7,476 |
| No other language | 82,484 | 13,952 | 12,892 | 26,759 | 16,133 | 12,748 |
| NR | 2,837 | 375 | 306 | 937 | 572 | 647 |
| NA | 32,371 | 6,183 | 4,852 | 10,303 | 5,807 | 5,226 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | ||||||