Table 10.  Language Use by District, West Sepik: 2000                     
  Total Aitape/Lumi Nuku Telefomin Vanimo/Green River
ENGLISH
    Total 124,882 35,596 31,071 24,346 33,869
English 36,028 11,458 7,658 5,300 11,612
No English 88,854 24,138 23,413 19,046 22,257
    Males 64,007 18,098 15,582 12,236 18,091
English 22,189 6,960 4,750 3,305 7,174
No English 41,818 11,138 10,832 8,931 10,917
    Females 60,875 17,498 15,489 12,110 15,778
English 13,839 4,498 2,908 1,995 4,438
No English 47,036 13,000 12,581 10,115 11,340
PIDGIN
    Total 124,751 35,552 31,051 24,335 33,813
Pidgin 52,602 17,676 12,415 6,826 15,685
No pidgin 72,149 17,876 18,636 17,509 18,128
    Males 63,935 18,085 15,572 12,230 18,048
Pidgin 31,857 10,503 7,550 4,197 9,607
No pidgin 32,078 7,582 8,022 8,033 8,441
    Females 60,816 17,467 15,479 12,105 15,765
Pidgin 20,745 7,173 4,865 2,629 6,078
No pidgin 40,071 10,294 10,614 9,476 9,687
MOTU
     Total 123,885 35,001 30,981 24,277 33,626
Motu 588 202 56 36 294
No motu 123,297 34,799 30,925 24,241 33,332
    Males 63,460 17,797 15,533 12,191 17,939
Motu 371 121 38 29 183
No motu 63,089 17,676 15,495 12,162 17,756
    Females 60,425 17,204 15,448 12,086 15,687
Motu 217 81 18 7 111
No motu 60,208 17,123 15,430 12,079 15,576
OTHER LANGUAGE
     Total 185,741 53,382 46,021 35,587 50,751
Other language 30,551 9,929 7,296 3,092 10,234
No other language 94,172 25,619 23,756 21,229 23,568
NR 3,586 1,181 854 704 847
NA 57,432 16,653 14,115 10,562 16,102
     Males 95,523 27,299 23,308 17,974 26,942
Other language 18,923 6,081 4,524 2,066 6,252
No other language 44,997 12,004 11,049 10,156 11,788
NR 1,711 566 433 336 376
NA 29,892 8,648 7,302 5,416 8,526
     Females 90,218 26,083 22,713 17,613 23,809
Other language 11,628 3,848 2,772 1,026 3,982
No other language 49,175 13,615 12,707 11,073 11,780
NR 1,875 615 421 368 471
NA 27,540 8,005 6,813 5,146 7,576
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census