Table 10.  Language Use by District, Western: 2000                     
  Total Middle Fly North Fly South Fly
ENGLISH
    Total 102,019 36,330 35,265 30,424
English 62,436 19,969 20,103 22,364
No English 39,583 16,361 15,162 8,060
    Males 52,558 18,306 18,815 15,437
English 35,282 11,190 12,016 12,076
No English 17,276 7,116 6,799 3,361
   Females 49,461 18,024 16,450 14,987
English 27,154 8,779 8,087 10,288
No English 22,307 9,245 8,363 4,699
PIDGIN
    Total 101,949 36,327 35,220 30,402
Pidgin 29,150 5,759 15,335 8,056
No pidgin 72,799 30,568 19,885 22,346
    Males 52,514 18,302 18,785 15,427
Pidgin 19,048 4,209 9,636 5,203
No pidgin 33,466 14,093 9,149 10,224
    Females 49,435 18,025 16,435 14,975
Pidgin 10,102 1,550 5,699 2,853
No pidgin 39,333 16,475 10,736 12,122
MOTU
    Total 101,228 36,173 35,032 30,023
Motu 10,564 2,581 2,925 5,058
No motu 90,664 33,592 32,107 24,965
    Males 52,116 18,213 18,675 15,228
Motu 7,773 2,067 2,086 3,620
No motu 44,343 16,146 16,589 11,608
     Females 49,112 17,960 16,357 14,795
Motu 2,791 514 839 1,438
No motu 46,321 17,446 15,518 13,357
OTHER LANGUAGE
   Total 153,304 55,853 50,914 46,537
Other language 55,908 20,345 16,135 19,428
No other language 46,067 15,987 19,075 11,005
NR 2,897 963 602 1,332
NA 48,432 18,558 15,102 14,772
    Males 79,240 28,392 27,023 23,825
Other language 31,315 11,206 9,661 10,448
No other language 21,208 7,098 9,120 4,990
NR 1,457 451 291 715
NA 25,260 9,637 7,951 7,672
    Females 74,064 27,461 23,891 22,712
Other language 24,593 9,139 6,474 8,980
No other language 24,859 8,889 9,955 6,015
NR 1,440 512 311 617
NA 23,172 8,921 7,151 7,100
Source: 2000 Papua New Guinea Census