Table 10. Language Use by District, New Ireland:
2000 |
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Total |
Kavieng |
Namatanai |
ENGLISH |
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Total |
79,889 |
36,558 |
43,331 |
English |
48,431 |
23,399 |
25,032 |
No English |
31,458 |
13,159 |
18,299 |
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|
|
Males |
42,694 |
19,443 |
23,251 |
English |
26,634 |
12,748 |
13,886 |
No English |
16,060 |
6,695 |
9,365 |
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Females |
37,195 |
17,115 |
20,080 |
English |
21,797 |
10,651 |
11,146 |
No English |
15,398 |
6,464 |
8,934 |
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PIDGIN |
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|
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Total |
79,092 |
36,414 |
42,678 |
Pidgin |
58,173 |
26,659 |
31,514 |
No pidgin |
20,919 |
9,755 |
11,164 |
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|
|
|
Males |
42,040 |
19,383 |
22,657 |
Pidgin |
31,628 |
14,622 |
17,006 |
No pidgin |
10,412 |
4,761 |
5,651 |
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|
|
|
Females |
37,052 |
17,031 |
20,021 |
Pidgin |
26,545 |
12,037 |
14,508 |
No pidgin |
10,507 |
4,994 |
5,513 |
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MOTU |
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|
|
|
|
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Total |
78,304 |
35,980 |
42,324 |
Motu |
673 |
370 |
303 |
No motu |
77,631 |
35,610 |
42,021 |
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|
|
|
Males |
41,615 |
19,139 |
22,476 |
Motu |
395 |
216 |
179 |
No motu |
41,220 |
18,923 |
22,297 |
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|
|
|
Females |
36,689 |
16,841 |
19,848 |
Motu |
278 |
154 |
124 |
No motu |
36,411 |
16,687 |
19,724 |
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OTHER LANGUAGE |
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|
|
|
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Total |
118,350 |
53,421 |
64,929 |
Other language |
52,593 |
23,795 |
28,798 |
No other language |
26,487 |
12,605 |
13,882 |
NR |
2,722 |
920 |
1,802 |
NA |
36,548 |
16,101 |
20,447 |
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|
|
|
Males |
62,760 |
28,171 |
34,589 |
Other language |
28,488 |
12,990 |
15,498 |
No other language |
13,546 |
6,386 |
7,160 |
NR |
1,682 |
446 |
1,236 |
NA |
19,044 |
8,349 |
10,695 |
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|
|
|
Females |
55,590 |
25,250 |
30,340 |
Other language |
24,105 |
10,805 |
13,300 |
No other language |
12,941 |
6,219 |
6,722 |
NR |
1,040 |
474 |
566 |
NA |
17,504 |
7,752 |
9,752 |
Source: 2000 Papua
New Guinea Census |
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