Table 10. Language Use by District, West Sepik:
2000 |
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Total |
Aitape/Lumi |
Nuku |
Telefomin |
Vanimo/Green River |
ENGLISH |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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PIDGIN |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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MOTU |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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OTHER LANGUAGE |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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