Table P4-11. Languages Spoken and Spoken at Home by Ethnicity, Yap State: 2000
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Languages Ethnicity
Total Yapese Yap       O. Is. Chuuk-ese Mort-lockese Pohn-peian Pohn.    O. Is. Kosr-aean Other Pac. Is. Filipino Other Asian USA Others
ALL LANGUAGES SPOKEN
     Persons 5 years & over      9,869 5,010 3,853 182 7 26 2 4 163 147 387 59 29
English                          6,238 3,771 1,958 61 7 22 2 4 151 141 34 59 28
Yapese                           5,261 4,973 107 11 4 13 1 1 106 11 12 16 6
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese     4,800 102 4,302 381 1 6 - 1 3 1 2 1 -
Chuukese                         65 11 23 25 5 - - - - - - 1 -
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping       60 24 7 - 1 23 2 - 1 - - 2 -
Kosraean                         9 3 1 - - - - 4 - - - 1 -
Asian                            753 189 36 - - - - - - 145 380 2 1
Other language                   416 93 137 7 2 3 1 - 148 2 1 10 12
FIRST LANGUAGE REPORTED
     Persons 5 years & over      9,869 5,010 3,853 182 7 26 2 4 163 147 387 59 29
English                          278 71 34 1 - 6 - - 38 35 11 57 25
Yapese                           4,962 4,887 23 6 1 6 1 1 28 2 4 1 2
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese     3,992 36 3,789 161 1 3 - 1 - - 1 - -
Chuukese                         20 1 2 13 4 - - - - - - - -
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping       19 4 2 - - 11 1 - - - - 1 -
Kosraean                         2 - - - - - - 2 - - - - -
Asian                            483 2 - - - - - - - 110 371 - -
Other language                   113 9 3 1 1 - - - 97 - - - 2
SECOND LANGUAGE REPORTED
  5 years & over with 2nd lang.  6,735 3,916 2,241 176 7 26 2 4 151 139 34 25 14
English                          5,617 3,635 1,740 19 4 10 1 3 72 105 23 2 3
Yapese                           192 84 42 1 1 3 - - 44 - 3 10 4
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese     592 23 419 144 - 2 - - 2 - 1 1 -
Chuukese                         21 2 10 7 1 - - - - - - 1 -
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping       20 8 1 - 1 8 1 - - - - 1 -
Kosraean                         3 1 1 - - - - 1 - - - - -
Asian                            204 140 22 - - - - - - 34 7 1 -
Other language                   86 23 6 5 - 3 - - 33 - - 9 7
LANGUAGE OF PERSONS SPEAKING ONLY ONE LANGUAGE
  5 years & over with 1 language 3,129 1,093 1,610 6 - - - - 11 7 353 34 15
English                          69 4 7 - - - - - 6 1 2 34 15
Yapese                           1,081 1,071 8 - - - - - 1 1 - - -
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese     1,608 11 1,592 5 - - - - - - - - -
Chuukese                         1 - - 1 - - - - - - - - -
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping       - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kosraean                         - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Asian                            356 - - - - - - - - 5 351 - -
Other language                   14 7 3 - - - - - 4 - - - -
LANGUAGE USUALLY SPOKEN AT HOME
     Persons 5 years & over      9,869 5,010 3,853 182 7 26 2 4 163 147 387 59 29
English                          280 57 33 6 - 5 1 - 49 32 16 55 26
Yapese                           5,005 4,898 39 5 3 10 1 1 37 4 3 2 2
Ulithian/Woleaian/Satawalese     3,986 41 3,775 161 1 4 - 1 2 - 1 - -
Chuukese                         11 - - 9 2 - - - - - - - -
Pohnpeian/Mwoakilloan/Ping       10 3 1 - 1 4 - - - - - 1 -
Kosraean                         3 - 1 - - - - 2 - - - - -
Asian                            479 1 - - - - - - - 111 367 - -
Other language                   95 10 4 1 - 3 - - 75 - - 1 1
Source: 2000 FSM Census