Table 10.  Language Use by District, Northern (Oro): 2000
	Total	Ijivitari	Sohe
ENGLISH
Total	88,792	45,540	43,252
English	48,902	27,337	21,565
No English	39,890	18,203	21,687
Males	46,727	23,964	22,763
English	27,783	15,411	12,372
No English	18,944	8,553	10,391
Females	42,065	21,576	20,489
English	21,119	11,926	9,193
No English	20,946	9,650	11,296
PIDGIN
Total	88,770	45,549	43,221
Pidgin	37,391	20,696	16,695
No pidgin	51,379	24,853	26,526
Males	46,711	23,968	22,743
Pidgin	22,173	12,228	9,945
No pidgin	24,538	11,740	12,798
Females	42,059	21,581	20,478
Pidgin	15,218	8,468	6,750
No pidgin	26,841	13,113	13,728
MOTU
Total	87,893	45,120	42,773
Motu	9,866	6,618	3,248
No motu	78,027	38,502	39,525
Males	46,222	23,738	22,484
Motu	6,474	4,204	2,270
No motu	39,748	19,534	20,214
Females	41,671	21,382	20,289
Motu	3,392	2,414	978
No motu	38,279	18,968	19,311
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	133,065	67,975	65,090
Other language	46,822	26,793	20,029
No other language	41,975	18,818	23,157
NR	3,112	1,427	1,685
NA	41,156	20,937	20,219
Males	69,857	35,660	34,197
Other language	26,055	14,611	11,444
No other language	20,646	9,375	11,271
NR	1,596	748	848
NA	21,560	10,926	10,634
Females	63,208	32,315	30,893
Other language	20,767	12,182	8,585
No other language	21,329	9,443	11,886
NR	1,516	679	837
NA	19,596	10,011	9,585
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census