Prince Edward Island: Census 2001-2006: Language Spoken Most Often at Home
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Total
Male
Female
2001 | 2006 | |
---|---|---|
Total population by home languagea | 133,385 | 134,205 |
Single responses | 128,795 | 133,890 |
English | 126,955 | 130,110 |
French | 1,590 | 2,680 |
Non-official languages | 250 | 1,095 |
Cree | .. | .. |
Ojibway | .. | .. |
Oji-Cree | .. | .. |
Italian | .. | .. |
Portuguese | 10 | .. |
Romanian | .. | 10 |
Spanish | .. | 85 |
Dutch | .. | 330 |
German | 20 | 45 |
Bosnian | .. | 25 |
Bulgarian | .. | .. |
Croatian | .. | .. |
Czech | .. | .. |
Macedonian | .. | .. |
Polish | .. | 30 |
Russian | .. | 10 |
Serbian | .. | 30 |
Serbo-Croatian | .. | 10 |
Slovak | .. | .. |
Slovenian | .. | .. |
Ukrainian | .. | .. |
Lithuanian | .. | .. |
Finnish | .. | .. |
Hungarian | 15 | 55 |
Greek | .. | 20 |
Armenian | .. | .. |
Turkish | .. | .. |
Somali | .. | .. |
Amharic | .. | .. |
Arabic | 35 | 20 |
Hebrew | .. | .. |
Tigrigna | .. | .. |
Semitic languages, n.i.e. | .. | .. |
Bengali | .. | .. |
Gujarati | .. | .. |
Hindi | .. | 15 |
Marathi | .. | .. |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | .. | .. |
Sindhi | .. | .. |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | .. | .. |
Urdu | 10 | .. |
Kurdish | .. | .. |
Pashto | .. | .. |
Persian (Farsi) | .. | 15 |
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. | .. | .. |
Malayalam | .. | .. |
Tamil | .. | .. |
Telugu | .. | .. |
Japanese | 10 | 50 |
Korean | .. | 45 |
Cantonese | .. | 30 |
Mandarin | .. | 40 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 45 | 85 |
Tibetan languages | .. | .. |
Lao | .. | .. |
Khmer (Cambodian) | .. | .. |
Vietnamese | .. | .. |
Bisayan languages | .. | .. |
Ilocano | .. | .. |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | .. | .. |
Akan (Twi) | .. | .. |
Bantu languages | .. | .. |
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. | .. | 10 |
Creoles | .. | 60 |
Non-verbal languages | .. | 20 |
Sign languages, n.i.e. | .. | 20 |
Other languages | 90 | 15 |
Multiple responses | 4,585 | 310 |
English and French | 3,580 | 150 |
English and non-official language | 975 | 165 |
French and non-official language | .. | .. |
English, French and non-official language | 30 | .. |
Various non-official languages spokenb | ||
Cree | .. | .. |
Ojibway | .. | .. |
Oji-Cree | .. | .. |
Italian | 165 | 95 |
Portuguese | 50 | 35 |
Romanian | .. | 10 |
Spanish | 555 | 630 |
Danish | 35 | 60 |
Dutch | 555 | 910 |
Flemish | 25 | 45 |
German | 500 | 650 |
Norwegian | 25 | 20 |
Swedish | 15 | 25 |
Yiddish | .. | 10 |
Bosnian | .. | 20 |
Bulgarian | .. | .. |
Croatian | 95 | 25 |
Czech | .. | 10 |
Macedonian | .. | .. |
Polish | 75 | 75 |
Russian | 20 | 60 |
Serbian | .. | 35 |
Serbo-Croatian | 20 | 30 |
Slovak | .. | .. |
Slovenian | 15 | .. |
Ukrainian | 25 | 50 |
Latvian Lettish | 10 | .. |
Latvian | .. | .. |
Lithuanian | .. | .. |
Estonian | .. | .. |
Finnish | 10 | 35 |
Hungarian | 55 | 95 |
Greek | 25 | 35 |
Armenian | .. | .. |
Turkish | 15 | .. |
Amharic | .. | .. |
Arabic | 205 | 205 |
Hebrew | 15 | .. |
Maltese | 10 | 15 |
Somali | .. | .. |
Tigrigna | .. | .. |
Bengali | 10 | 10 |
Gujarati | .. | .. |
Hindi | .. | 65 |
Kurdish | 15 | .. |
Panjabi (Punjabi) | .. | 15 |
Pashto | 20 | .. |
Persian (Farsi) | 15 | 35 |
Sindhi | .. | .. |
Sinhalese | .. | .. |
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | .. | .. |
Urdu | 50 | 40 |
Malayalam | .. | .. |
Tamil | 10 | .. |
Telugu | .. | .. |
Japanese | 80 | 165 |
Korean | 10 | 85 |
Cantonese | 20 | 60 |
Chinese, n.o.s. | 115 | 115 |
Mandarin | 20 | 50 |
Taiwanese | .. | 10 |
Lao | .. | .. |
Khmer (Cambodian) | .. | .. |
Vietnamese | 15 | 15 |
Bisayan languages | .. | .. |
Ilocano | .. | .. |
Malay-Bahasa | 10 | .. |
Malay | .. | .. |
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 35 | 25 |
Akan (Twi) | .. | .. |
Swahili | .. | 20 |
Creoles | 10 | 85 |
Other languages | 155 | 390 |
Non verbal languages | 125 | .. |
Figures may not add to total due to random rounding.
a Refers to the language spoken most often or on a regular basis at home by the individual at the time of the census.
b Refers to languages, other than English or French, in which the respondent can conduct a conversation.
Source: Compiled by the Community Accounts Unit based on information provided from the Census of Population 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.Copyright: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Data last updated on January 23, 2017