Table 10.  Language Use by District, Western Highlands: 2000
	Total	Dei	Mt Hagen	Mul/Baiyer	Tambul/Nebilyer
ENGLISH
Total	318,276	106,659	62,901	68,106	80,610
English	84,544	25,972	24,792	14,824	18,956
No English	233,732	80,687	38,109	53,282	61,654
Male
Total	161,694	54,217	32,165	34,955	40,357
English	51,132	15,688	14,594	9,399	11,451
No English	110,562	38,529	17,571	25,556	28,906
Female
Total	156,582	52,442	30,736	33,151	40,253
English	33,412	10,284	10,198	5,425	7,505
No English	123,170	42,158	20,538	27,726	32,748
PIDGIN
Total	318,458	106,861	62,889	68,106	80,602
Pidgin	107,132	34,956	29,254	17,970	24,952
No pidgin	211,326	71,905	33,635	50,136	55,650
Males	161,772	54,324	32,146	34,954	40,348
Pidgin	63,747	20,623	16,945	11,370	14,809
No pidgin	98,025	33,701	15,201	23,584	25,539
Females	156,686	52,537	30,743	33,152	40,254
Pidgin	43,385	14,333	12,309	6,600	10,143
No pidgin	113,301	38,204	18,434	26,552	30,111
MOTU
Total	316,902	106,082	62,530	67,972	80,318
Motu	1,424	433	517	171	303
No motu	315,478	105,649	62,013	67,801	80,015
Males	160,897	53,895	31,956	34,864	40,182
Motu	885	261	328	113	183
No motu	160,012	53,634	31,628	34,751	39,999
Females	156,005	52,187	30,574	33,108	40,136
Motu	539	172	189	58	120
No motu	155,466	52,015	30,385	33,050	40,016
OTHER LANGUAGE
Total	440,025	146,337	86,951	94,071	112,666
Other language	67,791	22,602	17,233	9,518	18,438
No other language	250,857	84,364	45,650	58,587	62,256
NR	8,034	3,168	1,182	2,094	1,590
NA	113,343	36,203	22,886	23,872	30,382
Males	224,697	74,785	44,733	48,407	56,772
Other language	39,796	13,022	10,009	6,144	10,621
No other language	122,062	41,347	22,131	28,812	29,772
NR	3,863	1,539	585	996	743
NA	58,976	18,877	12,008	12,455	15,636
Females	215,328	71,552	42,218	45,664	55,894
Other language	27,995	9,580	7,224	3,374	7,817
No other language	128,795	43,017	23,519	29,775	32,484
NR	4,171	1,629	597	1,098	847
NA	54,367	17,326	10,878	11,417	14,746
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census