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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Detailed Mother Tongue (232), Detailed Language Spoken Most Often at Home (232), Other Languages Spoken Regularly at Home (9) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 Census

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This table details detailed mother tongue , detailed language spoken most often at home , other languages spoken regularly at home and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in Hamilton
Detailed mother tongue (232) Other language spoken regularly at home (9)
Total - Other language spoken regularly at home None English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Total - Detailed mother tongue 712,575 625,345 30,760 6,620 48,165 190 510 980 5
Single responses 700,400 616,855 30,055 6,175 45,900 180 475 755 10
English 540,870 526,530 1,180 3,325 9,550 10 20 250 5
French 10,155 5,830 1,570 2,445 200 10 50 40 0
Non-official languages 149,375 84,490 27,300 400 36,150 155 405 465 5
Aboriginal languages 120 75 0 0 45 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages 60 35 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 10 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 15 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Innu/Montagnais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 35 25 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tutchone, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 40 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stoney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haisla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 39,570 22,570 6,355 120 10,265 55 40 165 0
Italian 19,030 11,740 2,205 55 4,940 10 10 80 0
Portuguese 8,760 5,070 1,155 25 2,460 5 10 50 0
Romanian 2,295 1,075 575 5 605 15 15 10 0
Spanish 9,450 4,680 2,425 35 2,245 35 10 25 0
Catalan 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 12,535 8,240 580 25 3,605 5 10 60 0
Dutch 4,865 3,275 140 10 1,415 0 0 25 0
Flemish 110 75 5 0 30 0 0 0 0
Frisian 110 60 10 0 45 0 0 0 0
German 6,635 4,325 315 15 1,925 5 10 35 0
Yiddish 85 70 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 515 355 30 5 130 0 5 0 0
Danish 315 225 10 0 80 0 0 0 0
Icelandic 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 55 35 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Swedish 130 85 15 0 30 0 5 0 0
Afrikaans 210 75 80 0 50 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 90 75 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 55 50 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 33,205 18,315 6,310 70 8,355 15 55 85 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 975 510 285 5 175 0 5 0 0
Bulgarian 220 100 65 5 60 0 0 0 0
Croatian 6,010 3,135 1,060 0 1,785 5 5 20 0
Czech 1,575 935 290 0 345 0 0 5 0
Macedonian 640 350 110 0 170 0 0 0 0
Polish 10,235 5,665 1,905 30 2,590 5 10 25 0
Russian 2,030 1,065 480 5 450 0 10 5 0
Serbian 6,375 3,350 1,440 15 1,560 0 5 10 0
Serbo-Croatian 520 280 110 0 130 0 0 5 0
Slovak 800 490 135 5 160 0 5 5 0
Slovenian 805 500 110 5 195 0 5 0 0
Ukrainian 2,825 1,810 310 5 675 0 15 10 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 190 125 20 0 45 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 1,115 665 160 0 285 0 0 0 0
Latvian 465 260 80 0 120 0 0 5 0
Lithuanian 650 405 80 0 165 0 0 0 0
Greek 2,055 1,025 290 5 725 0 0 10 0
Armenian 340 180 55 0 100 0 5 0 0
Albanian 1,235 715 345 0 165 0 5 0 0
Georgian 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 4,150 2,455 625 10 1,035 5 10 15 0
Estonian 265 155 35 0 80 0 0 0 0
Finnish 180 135 10 0 40 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 3,700 2,170 580 10 915 5 10 15 0
Turkic languages 900 475 210 0 200 0 10 0 0
Azerbaijani 40 20 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Turkish 825 445 185 5 180 0 10 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 30 10 15 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 10,975 5,820 2,640 50 2,345 45 45 20 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 855 525 175 0 155 0 0 0 0
Oromo 60 40 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Somali 795 480 165 0 145 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages 10,105 5,295 2,465 50 2,175 45 45 20 0
Amharic 225 110 45 0 70 0 0 0 0
Arabic 7,670 4,030 1,955 50 1,545 45 15 20 0
Hebrew 155 65 40 0 45 0 0 0 0
Maltese 185 105 15 0 65 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 110 40 20 0 45 0 5 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 1,760 935 390 0 400 0 30 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 17,955 9,755 4,320 35 3,690 10 130 25 0
Indo-Aryan languages 13,810 7,500 3,325 20 2,840 0 95 15 0
Bengali 1,115 550 345 0 205 5 10 5 0
Gujarati 1,320 665 290 5 340 0 20 10 0
Hindi 1,275 590 275 5 405 0 5 0 0
Konkani 45 20 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Marathi 105 50 20 0 35 0 0 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 5,680 3,315 1,340 0 975 5 40 5 0
Sindhi 130 85 15 5 30 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 280 105 65 0 110 0 0 0 0
Urdu 3,790 2,090 940 10 720 0 25 5 0
Nepali 65 30 25 0 15 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 4,005 2,195 970 15 775 10 30 10 0
Kurdish 1,020 585 245 5 175 5 10 5 0
Pashto 245 120 60 5 60 0 10 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 2,735 1,490 675 5 540 5 20 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 150 60 20 0 65 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages 1,180 555 280 0 335 5 5 0 0
Kannada 55 30 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 535 230 125 0 170 0 5 5 0
Tamil 480 240 115 0 120 0 0 0 0
Telugu 110 50 25 0 35 0 0 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 405 240 50 5 110 0 0 0 0
Korean 2,105 1,210 570 5 310 0 0 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 9,390 5,480 2,195 15 1,640 5 35 15 0
Chinese languages 9,075 5,260 2,140 15 1,610 5 30 15 0
Cantonese 1,975 1,195 335 0 430 0 10 5 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 20 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Fukien 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Hakka 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 2,215 1,175 650 0 380 0 10 0 0
Shanghainese 10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 65 30 15 0 20 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 4,770 2,840 1,135 10 770 0 10 10 0
Tibetan languages 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Burmese 60 40 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 260 170 55 0 25 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 550 325 85 5 130 0 0 5 0
Lao 380 230 55 0 90 0 0 5 0
Thai 175 95 30 0 40 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 4,215 2,660 800 5 725 5 15 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 945 600 170 0 160 0 5 0 0
Vietnamese 3,275 2,060 635 5 565 5 5 5 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 5,235 2,675 1,150 15 1,380 0 15 10 0
Bisayan languages 195 75 55 0 55 0 0 0 0
Ilocano 245 95 60 0 80 0 5 0 0
Malay 145 55 30 0 60 0 0 5 0
Pampango 20 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,565 2,415 980 10 1,150 0 0 0 0
Bikol 25 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,325 580 185 15 510 0 20 20 0
Akan (Twi) 230 120 35 0 65 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 840 350 110 20 335 0 15 10 0
Lingala 35 10 0 5 10 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 15 5 10 15 0 5 5 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 60 15 5 0 35 0 5 5 0
Shona 205 75 40 0 85 0 0 0 0
Swahili 275 145 35 5 85 0 10 0 0
Ganda 35 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 185 70 20 0 90 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Igbo 45 20 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Wolof 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 25 10 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 145 60 30 0 55 0 0 0 0
African languages, n.i.e. 240 115 35 0 80 5 0 0 0
Creoles 285 145 25 15 75 5 5 10 0
Non-verbal languages 145 115 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 50 35 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 90 75 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Other languages 35 15 10 0 5 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 12,180 8,490 710 445 2,265 15 30 225 0
English and French 1,545 1,080 65 355 25 0 0 15 0
English and non-official language 9,670 6,890 575 40 2,100 5 5 55 0
French and non-official language 735 370 60 40 115 5 15 130 0
English, French and non-official language 230 145 10 5 25 5 5 25 0

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-314-XCB2011041.

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