Table 10.  Language Use by District, East Sepik: 2000                     
  Total Ambunti/Drekikier Angoram Maprik Wewak Wosera Gawi Yangoru Saussia
ENGLISH
     Total 228,383 36,665 44,180 39,566 43,921 32,067 31,984
English 85,622 9,454 12,890 14,015 27,693 8,809 12,761
No English 142,761 27,211 31,290 25,551 16,228 23,258 19,223
    Males 112,927 18,475 22,057 19,305 22,502 15,237 15,351
English 49,273 5,952 7,740 7,918 15,405 5,062 7,196
No English 63,654 12,523 14,317 11,387 7,097 10,175 8,155
    Females 115,456 18,190 22,123 20,261 21,419 16,830 16,633
English 36,349 3,502 5,150 6,097 12,288 3,747 5,565
No English 79,107 14,688 16,973 14,164 9,131 13,083 11,068
PIDGIN
     Total 228,347 36,662 44,172 39,553 43,875 32,066 32,019
Pidgin 114,495 14,075 18,726 18,238 33,290 13,588 16,578
No pidgin 113,852 22,587 25,446 21,315 10,585 18,478 15,441
    Males 112,893 18,473 22,048 19,297 22,466 15,235 15,374
Pidgin 64,545 8,598 10,848 10,207 18,003 7,678 9,211
No pidgin 48,348 9,875 11,200 9,090 4,463 7,557 6,163
    Females 115,454 18,189 22,124 20,256 21,409 16,831 16,645
Pidgin 49,950 5,477 7,878 8,031 15,287 5,910 7,367
No pidgin 65,504 12,712 14,246 12,225 6,122 10,921 9,278
MOTU
    Total 226,375 36,501 43,679 39,323 43,238 31,976 31,658
Motu 1,246 91 123 153 653 75 151
No motu 225,129 36,410 43,556 39,170 42,585 31,901 31,507
    Males 111,867 18,396 21,783 19,185 22,125 15,187 15,191
Motu 772 60 82 90 401 47 92
No motu 111,095 18,336 21,701 19,095 21,724 15,140 15,099
    Females 114,508 18,105 21,896 20,138 21,113 16,789 16,467
Motu 474 31 41 63 252 28 59
No motu 114,034 18,074 21,855 20,075 20,861 16,761 16,408
OTHER LANGUAGE
    Total 343,181 55,397 68,796 57,806 63,965 49,408 47,809
Other language 65,826 8,262 10,702 10,399 19,664 7,453 9,346
No other language 162,439 28,383 33,467 29,147 24,192 24,605 22,645
NR 8,050 1,687 1,758 836 1,372 1,057 1,340
NA 106,866 17,065 22,869 17,424 18,737 16,293 14,478
    Males 172,012 28,008 34,827 28,698 32,971 24,084 23,424
Other language 38,346 5,171 6,433 6,025 11,054 4,311 5,352
No other language 74,501 13,295 15,612 13,269 11,400 10,918 10,007
NR 3,921 793 878 429 713 484 624
NA 55,244 8,749 11,904 8,975 9,804 8,371 7,441
    Females 171,169 27,389 33,969 29,108 30,994 25,324 24,385
Other language 27,480 3,091 4,269 4,374 8,610 3,142 3,994
No other language 87,938 15,088 17,855 15,878 12,792 13,687 12,638
NR 4,129 894 880 407 659 573 716
NA 51,622 8,316 10,965 8,449 8,933 7,922 7,037
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census