| Table 10. Language Use by District, New Ireland: 2000 | |||
| Total | Kavieng | Namatanai | |
| ENGLISH | |||
| Total | 79,889 | 36,558 | 43,331 |
| English | 48,431 | 23,399 | 25,032 |
| No English | 31,458 | 13,159 | 18,299 |
| Males | 42,694 | 19,443 | 23,251 |
| English | 26,634 | 12,748 | 13,886 |
| No English | 16,060 | 6,695 | 9,365 |
| Females | 37,195 | 17,115 | 20,080 |
| English | 21,797 | 10,651 | 11,146 |
| No English | 15,398 | 6,464 | 8,934 |
| PIDGIN | |||
| Total | 79,092 | 36,414 | 42,678 |
| Pidgin | 58,173 | 26,659 | 31,514 |
| No pidgin | 20,919 | 9,755 | 11,164 |
| Males | 42,040 | 19,383 | 22,657 |
| Pidgin | 31,628 | 14,622 | 17,006 |
| No pidgin | 10,412 | 4,761 | 5,651 |
| Females | 37,052 | 17,031 | 20,021 |
| Pidgin | 26,545 | 12,037 | 14,508 |
| No pidgin | 10,507 | 4,994 | 5,513 |
| MOTU | |||
| Total | 78,304 | 35,980 | 42,324 |
| Motu | 673 | 370 | 303 |
| No motu | 77,631 | 35,610 | 42,021 |
| Males | 41,615 | 19,139 | 22,476 |
| Motu | 395 | 216 | 179 |
| No motu | 41,220 | 18,923 | 22,297 |
| Females | 36,689 | 16,841 | 19,848 |
| Motu | 278 | 154 | 124 |
| No motu | 36,411 | 16,687 | 19,724 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | |||
| Total | 118,350 | 53,421 | 64,929 |
| Other language | 52,593 | 23,795 | 28,798 |
| No other language | 26,487 | 12,605 | 13,882 |
| NR | 2,722 | 920 | 1,802 |
| NA | 36,548 | 16,101 | 20,447 |
| Males | 62,760 | 28,171 | 34,589 |
| Other language | 28,488 | 12,990 | 15,498 |
| No other language | 13,546 | 6,386 | 7,160 |
| NR | 1,682 | 446 | 1,236 |
| NA | 19,044 | 8,349 | 10,695 |
| Females | 55,590 | 25,250 | 30,340 |
| Other language | 24,105 | 10,805 | 13,300 |
| No other language | 12,941 | 6,219 | 6,722 |
| NR | 1,040 | 474 | 566 |
| NA | 17,504 | 7,752 | 9,752 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||