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Prince Edward Island: Census 2006-2011: Mother Tongue

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Geography:Prince Edward Island
Account:Demographics
Information:Census 2006-2011: Mother Tongue
Selected Age Group: Total
Data Source:Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2006 and 2011, Statistics Canada.
Copyright:Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador

Abbreviations:
n.i.e.: Not included elsewhere.
n.o.s.: Not otherwise specified.

Figures may not add to total due to random rounding.

a Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. For more information about this variable please see the 2011 Census Dictionary.

b Categories may not add to the total in this section, especially for Canada and larger provinces. This is due to individuals who reported multiple non-official languages.

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    Less than 5
    5 to 9
    10 to 14
    15 to 19
    20 to 24
    25 to 29
    30 to 34
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    40 to 44
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    50 to 54
    55 to 59
    60 to 64
    65 to 69
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    75 and over

  2006
 2011
     
  Male Female Total Male Female Total
Total population by mother tonguea64,990 69,210 134,205 66,970 71,465 138,435
Multiple responsesb305 330 635 355 390 750
English and French245 255 495 200 245 440
English and non-official language(s)30 70 105 135 125 255
French and non-official language(s)15 10 25 20 20 35
English, French and non-official language(s)10 .. 10 5 10 15
Single responses64,685 68,880 133,565 66,615 71,075 137,690
English60,820 64,440 125,260 61,825 65,810 127,635
French2,365 2,985 5,345 2,390 2,805 5,195
Non-official languages1,500 1,455 2,960 2,395 2,465 4,865
 
Languages of North America
Cree.. .. .. .. .. 5
Ojibway.. .. .. .. .. ..
Oji-Cree.. .. .. .. .. ..
Creoles30 10 30 10 5 10
 
Languages of Europe
German125 150 275 150 150 295
Swedish.. .. 10 5 5 15
Italian30 25 55 35 25 60
Portugese15 .. 10 25 20 45
Romanian.. .. .. 10 10 15
Spanish130 95 220 110 125 225
Dutch475 390 865 240 225 470
Flemish20 15 40 15 10 25
Bosnian10 .. 15 10 10 25
Bulgarian.. .. .. .. 5 ..
Croatian10 15 20 10 5 15
Czech.. .. 10 20 15 35
Macedonian.. .. .. .. .. ..
Maltese15 10 15 .. 5 ..
Polish40 25 70 30 35 60
Russian.. 20 25 55 55 105
Serbian20 15 35 10 15 20
Serbo-Croatian.. 10 20 10 5 20
Slovak.. .. .. 10 5 10
Slovenian.. .. .. 5 .. 5
Ukranian10 15 25 10 20 30
Slavic languages, n.i.e... .. .. .. .. ..
Latvian.. .. .. 5 .. 5
Lithuanian.. .. 10 .. 5 5
Greek10 20 30 .. 5 5
Armenian.. .. .. .. .. 5
Albanian.. .. .. 55 45 95
Estonian.. 10 .. .. 5 5
Finnish.. 15 15 5 10 10
Hungarian70 55 125 30 25 55
 
Languages of Asia
Bengali.. .. .. 15 15 30
Gujarati.. .. .. .. .. ..
Hindi20 25 40 15 15 30
Konkani.. .. .. .. .. ..
Marathi.. .. .. .. .. ..
Panjabi (Punjabi).. .. .. 20 20 40
Sindhi.. .. .. .. .. 5
Sinhala (Sinhalese).. .. .. 25 25 50
Urdu25 10 35 20 20 35
Nepali.. .. .. 45 50 90
Kurdish.. .. .. 5 5 ..
Pashto.. .. .. .. .. 5
Persian (Farsi)15 .. 10 110 95 200
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e... .. .. .. .. ..
Malayalam.. .. .. 10 5 10
Tamil.. .. .. 10 5 15
Telugu.. .. .. 10 15 30
Japanese35 50 85 25 55 75
Korean25 40 65 65 75 135
Cantonese10 10 15 50 50 100
Fukien.. .. .. .. .. 5
Hakka.. .. .. .. .. ..
Mandarin25 20 45 140 155 290
Taiwanese.. 10 10 5 10 15
Chinese, n.o.s.60 55 115 560 620 1,185
Lao.. .. .. .. .. 5
Thai.. .. .. 5 5 10
Khmer (Cambodian).. .. .. .. .. ..
Vietnamese.. 10 10 20 20 40
Bisayan languages.. .. .. .. 5 5
Ilocano.. .. .. .. .. 5
Malay.. .. .. .. .. 10
Tagalog (Pilipino).. 10 20 30 75 110
Turkish10 .. 10 10 5 20
Arabic55 100 150 165 105 270
Hebrew.. .. 10 5 5 10
Semitic languages, n.i.e... .. .. .. .. ..
 
Languages of Africa
Akan (Twi).. .. .. .. .. ..
Swahili10 .. 10 .. .. 5
Bantu languages, n.i.e... .. .. 5 5 10
Afrikaans.. .. .. 10 10 20
Cushitic languages.. .. .. 20 15 30
Somali.. .. .. 15 15 30
Tigrigna.. .. .. .. .. ..
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e... .. .. 5 .. 5
African languages, n.i.e... .. .. 5 .. 5
 
Non-verbal Languages
American Sign Language.. .. .. .. 5 ..
Sign language, n.i.e... .. .. .. .. 5
Notes:

Abbreviations:
n.i.e.: Not included elsewhere.
n.o.s.: Not otherwise specified.

Figures may not add to total due to random rounding.

a Refers to the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood by the individual at the time of the census. For more information about this variable please see the 2011 Census Dictionary.

b Categories may not add to the total in this section, especially for Canada and larger provinces. This is due to individuals who reported multiple non-official languages.

Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2006 and 2011, Statistics Canada.

Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador


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