Table 10.  Language Use by District, Eastern Highlands: 2000                     
  Total Daulo Goroka Henganofi Kainanatu Lufa Obura/Wonenara Okapa Unggai/Benna
ENGLISH
    Total 301,056 23,063 52,216 39,403 61,770 32,307 18,510 42,388 31,399
English 89,768 6,055 25,251 9,083 19,882 7,036 2,249 10,497 9,715
No English 211,288 17,008 26,965 30,320 41,888 25,271 16,261 31,891 21,684
    Males 154,435 12,191 27,346 20,066 31,807 16,295 9,232 21,449 16,049
English 55,317 3,801 14,582 5,749 12,369 4,431 1,563 6,749 6,073
No English 99,118 8,390 12,764 14,317 19,438 11,864 7,669 14,700 9,976
    Females 146,621 10,872 24,870 19,337 29,963 16,012 9,278 20,939 15,350
English 34,451 2,254 10,669 3,334 7,513 2,605 686 3,748 3,642
No English 112,170 8,618 14,201 16,003 22,450 13,407 8,592 17,191 11,708
PIDGIN
    Total 300,804 23,071 52,187 39,404 61,857 32,308 18,509 42,417 31,051
Pidgin 118,924 8,713 29,370 13,328 29,050 9,254 3,619 13,427 12,163
No pidgin 181,880 14,358 22,817 26,076 32,807 23,054 14,890 28,990 18,888
    Males 154,302 12,199 27,360 20,066 31,835 16,297 9,232 21,465 15,848
Pidgin 72,305 5,350 16,798 8,190 17,463 5,827 2,490 8,675 7,512
No pidgin 81,997 6,849 10,562 11,876 14,372 10,470 6,742 12,790 8,336
   Females 146,502 10,872 24,827 19,338 30,022 16,011 9,277 20,952 15,203
Pidgin 46,619 3,363 12,572 5,138 11,587 3,427 1,129 4,752 4,651
No pidgin 99,883 7,509 12,255 14,200 18,435 12,584 8,148 16,200 10,552
MOTU
     Total 297,841 23,006 50,678 39,166 61,138 32,239 18,498 42,274 30,842
Motu 2,070 102 919 146 427 143 26 158 149
No motu 295,771 22,904 49,759 39,020 60,711 32,096 18,472 42,116 30,693
    Males 152,655 12,160 26,554 19,938 31,420 16,251 9,227 21,374 15,731
Motu 1,324 66 550 102 283 102 19 107 95
No motu 151,331 12,094 26,004 19,836 31,137 16,149 9,208 21,267 15,636
    Females 145,186 10,846 24,124 19,228 29,718 15,988 9,271 20,900 15,111
Motu 746 36 369 44 144 41 7 51 54
No motu 144,440 10,810 23,755 19,184 29,574 15,947 9,264 20,849 15,057
OTHER LLANGUAGE
     Total 432,972 30,960 71,870 55,768 91,771 45,868 29,688 62,041 45,006
Other language 86,869 6,588 20,731 10,212 22,186 6,125 1,707 9,465 9,855
No other language 214,035 16,485 31,476 29,179 39,727 26,182 16,804 32,988 21,194
NR 11,984 475 2,447 1,562 2,854 697 793 1,413 1,743
NA 120,084 7,412 17,216 14,815 27,004 12,864 10,384 18,175 12,214
     Males 222,851 16,374 37,558 28,535 47,424 23,280 15,020 31,557 23,103
Other language 51,986 4,013 11,939 6,111 12,896 3,925 1,099 6,120 5,883
No other language 102,335 8,187 15,415 13,952 18,957 12,370 8,134 15,356 9,964
NR 5,796 224 1,178 745 1,451 318 345 695 840
NA 62,734 3,950 9,026 7,727 14,120 6,667 5,442 9,386 6,416
    Females 210,121 14,586 34,312 27,233 44,347 22,588 14,668 30,484 21,903
Other language 34,883 2,575 8,792 4,101 9,290 2,200 608 3,345 3,972
No other language 111,700 8,298 16,061 15,227 20,770 13,812 8,670 17,632 11,230
NR 6,188 251 1,269 817 1,403 379 448 718 903
NA 57,350 3,462 8,190 7,088 12,884 6,197 4,942 8,789 5,798
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census