Table 10. Language Use by District, West New Britain:
2000 |
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Total |
Kandrian/Gloucester |
Talasea |
ENGLISH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
123,198 |
35,459 |
87,739 |
English |
62,397 |
14,066 |
48,331 |
No English |
60,801 |
21,393 |
39,408 |
|
|
|
|
Males |
66,880 |
18,223 |
48,657 |
English |
36,527 |
8,247 |
28,280 |
No English |
30,353 |
9,976 |
20,377 |
|
|
|
|
Females |
56,318 |
17,236 |
39,082 |
English |
25,870 |
5,819 |
20,051 |
No English |
30,448 |
11,417 |
19,031 |
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|
|
|
PIDGIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
123,104 |
35,433 |
87,671 |
Pidgin |
82,276 |
19,874 |
62,402 |
No pidgin |
40,828 |
15,559 |
25,269 |
|
|
|
|
Males |
66,826 |
18,208 |
48,618 |
Pidgin |
46,998 |
11,135 |
35,863 |
No pidgin |
19,828 |
7,073 |
12,755 |
|
|
|
|
Females |
56,278 |
17,225 |
39,053 |
Pidgin |
35,278 |
8,739 |
26,539 |
No pidgin |
21,000 |
8,486 |
12,514 |
|
|
|
|
MOTU |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
120,760 |
34,504 |
86,256 |
Motu |
1,255 |
200 |
1,055 |
No motu |
119,505 |
34,304 |
85,201 |
|
|
|
|
Males |
65,544 |
17,731 |
47,813 |
Motu |
799 |
126 |
673 |
No motu |
64,745 |
17,605 |
47,140 |
|
|
|
|
Females |
55,216 |
16,773 |
38,443 |
Motu |
456 |
74 |
382 |
No motu |
54,760 |
16,699 |
38,061 |
|
|
|
|
OTHER LANGUAGE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
184,508 |
55,716 |
128,792 |
Other language |
69,094 |
18,180 |
50,914 |
No other language |
54,007 |
17,245 |
36,762 |
NR |
3,427 |
1,271 |
2,156 |
NA |
57,980 |
19,020 |
38,960 |
|
|
|
|
Males |
99,015 |
28,907 |
70,108 |
Other language |
39,500 |
10,218 |
29,282 |
No other language |
27,319 |
7,986 |
19,333 |
NR |
1,767 |
645 |
1,122 |
NA |
30,429 |
10,058 |
20,371 |
|
|
|
|
Females |
85,493 |
26,809 |
58,684 |
Other language |
29,594 |
7,962 |
21,632 |
No other language |
26,688 |
9,259 |
17,429 |
NR |
1,660 |
626 |
1,034 |
NA |
27,551 |
8,962 |
18,589 |
Source: 2000 Papua
New Guinea Census |
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