| Table 10. Language Use by District, West Sepik: 2000 | |||||
| Total | Aitape/Lumi | Nuku | Telefomin | Vanimo/Green River | |
| ENGLISH | |||||
| Total | 124,882 | 35,596 | 31,071 | 24,346 | 33,869 |
| English | 36,028 | 11,458 | 7,658 | 5,300 | 11,612 |
| No English | 88,854 | 24,138 | 23,413 | 19,046 | 22,257 |
| Males | 64,007 | 18,098 | 15,582 | 12,236 | 18,091 |
| English | 22,189 | 6,960 | 4,750 | 3,305 | 7,174 |
| No English | 41,818 | 11,138 | 10,832 | 8,931 | 10,917 |
| Females | 60,875 | 17,498 | 15,489 | 12,110 | 15,778 |
| English | 13,839 | 4,498 | 2,908 | 1,995 | 4,438 |
| No English | 47,036 | 13,000 | 12,581 | 10,115 | 11,340 |
| PIDGIN | |||||
| Total | 124,751 | 35,552 | 31,051 | 24,335 | 33,813 |
| Pidgin | 52,602 | 17,676 | 12,415 | 6,826 | 15,685 |
| No pidgin | 72,149 | 17,876 | 18,636 | 17,509 | 18,128 |
| Males | 63,935 | 18,085 | 15,572 | 12,230 | 18,048 |
| Pidgin | 31,857 | 10,503 | 7,550 | 4,197 | 9,607 |
| No pidgin | 32,078 | 7,582 | 8,022 | 8,033 | 8,441 |
| Females | 60,816 | 17,467 | 15,479 | 12,105 | 15,765 |
| Pidgin | 20,745 | 7,173 | 4,865 | 2,629 | 6,078 |
| No pidgin | 40,071 | 10,294 | 10,614 | 9,476 | 9,687 |
| MOTU | |||||
| Total | 123,885 | 35,001 | 30,981 | 24,277 | 33,626 |
| Motu | 588 | 202 | 56 | 36 | 294 |
| No motu | 123,297 | 34,799 | 30,925 | 24,241 | 33,332 |
| Males | 63,460 | 17,797 | 15,533 | 12,191 | 17,939 |
| Motu | 371 | 121 | 38 | 29 | 183 |
| No motu | 63,089 | 17,676 | 15,495 | 12,162 | 17,756 |
| Females | 60,425 | 17,204 | 15,448 | 12,086 | 15,687 |
| Motu | 217 | 81 | 18 | 7 | 111 |
| No motu | 60,208 | 17,123 | 15,430 | 12,079 | 15,576 |
| OTHER LANGUAGE | |||||
| Total | 185,741 | 53,382 | 46,021 | 35,587 | 50,751 |
| Other language | 30,551 | 9,929 | 7,296 | 3,092 | 10,234 |
| No other language | 94,172 | 25,619 | 23,756 | 21,229 | 23,568 |
| NR | 3,586 | 1,181 | 854 | 704 | 847 |
| NA | 57,432 | 16,653 | 14,115 | 10,562 | 16,102 |
| Males | 95,523 | 27,299 | 23,308 | 17,974 | 26,942 |
| Other language | 18,923 | 6,081 | 4,524 | 2,066 | 6,252 |
| No other language | 44,997 | 12,004 | 11,049 | 10,156 | 11,788 |
| NR | 1,711 | 566 | 433 | 336 | 376 |
| NA | 29,892 | 8,648 | 7,302 | 5,416 | 8,526 |
| Females | 90,218 | 26,083 | 22,713 | 17,613 | 23,809 |
| Other language | 11,628 | 3,848 | 2,772 | 1,026 | 3,982 |
| No other language | 49,175 | 13,615 | 12,707 | 11,073 | 11,780 |
| NR | 1,875 | 615 | 421 | 368 | 471 |
| NA | 27,540 | 8,005 | 6,813 | 5,146 | 7,576 |
| Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census | |||||