Table 10.  Language Use by District, Southern Highlands: 2000
		Ialibu/		Kagua/	Mendi/	Nipa/
	Total	Pangia	Imbonggu	Erave	Munihu	Kutubu	NS
ENGLISH
Total	397,645	36,693	44,500	135,753	72,427	69,570	38,702
English	90,168	10,100	14,562	21,129	20,631	14,836	8,910
No English	307,477	26,593	29,938	114,624	51,796	54,734	29,792
Males	201,892	18,587	22,995	69,107	36,824	34,878	19,501
English	54,528	6,271	8,566	13,500	12,037	8,784	5,370
No English	147,364	12,316	14,429	55,607	24,787	26,094	14,131
Females	195,753	18,106	21,505	66,646	35,603	34,692	19,201
English	35,640	3,829	5,996	7,629	8,594	6,052	3,540
No English	160,113	14,277	15,509	59,017	27,009	28,640	15,661
PIDGIN
Total	397,775	36,639	44,486	135,769	72,418	69,777	38,686
Pidgin	111,279	13,097	15,556	28,832	23,205	19,475	11,114
No pidgin	286,496	23,542	28,930	106,937	49,213	50,302	27,572
Males	201,941	18,560	22,989	69,117	36,810	34,977	19,488
Pidgin	66,378	7,918	9,164	18,000	13,292	11,272	6,732
No pidgin	135,563	10,642	13,825	51,117	23,518	23,705	12,756
Females	195,834	18,079	21,497	66,652	35,608	34,800	19,198
Pidgin	44,901	5,179	6,392	10,832	9,913	8,203	4,382
No pidgin	150,933	12,900	15,105	55,820	25,695	26,597	14,816
MOTU
Total	395,365	36,381	44,294	135,494	71,594	69,257	38,345
Motu	2,948	116	788	562	632	483	367
No motu	392,417	36,265	43,506	134,932	70,962	68,774	37,978
Males	200,590	18,407	22,880	68,939	36,380	34,691	19,293
Motu	1,931	65	474	417	368	347	260
No motu	198,659	18,342	22,406	68,522	36,012	34,344	19,033
Females	194,775	17,974	21,414	66,555	35,214	34,566	19,052
Motu	1,017	51	314	145	264	136	107
No motu	193,758	17,923	21,100	66,410	34,950	34,430	18,945
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	546,265	50,799	60,086	188,252	96,413	98,505	52,210
Other language	118,979	14,347	15,096	35,774	18,519	17,681	17,562
No other language	279,454	22,361	29,511	100,215	53,910	52,202	21,255
NR	14,745	1,292	1,475	3,106	4,059	3,824	989
NA	133,087	12,799	14,004	49,157	19,925	24,798	12,404
Males	278,331	25,950	30,984	96,250	49,002	49,855	26,290
Other language	66,881	8,182	8,630	20,614	10,237	9,844	9,374
No other language	135,359	10,411	14,427	48,605	26,563	25,177	10,176
NR	7,243	630	723	1,576	1,947	1,904	463
NA	68,848	6,727	7,204	25,455	10,255	12,930	6,277
Females	267,934	24,849	29,102	92,002	47,411	48,650	25,920
Other language	52,098	6,165	6,466	15,160	8,282	7,837	8,188
No other language	144,095	11,950	15,084	51,610	27,347	27,025	11,079
NR	7,502	662	752	1,530	2,112	1,920	526
NA	64,239	6,072	6,800	23,702	9,670	11,868	6,127
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census