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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 AlbertaFootnote 1
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 3,610,180 3,175,225 175,270 36,995 215,005 995 2,855 3,780 55
Single responses 3,547,680 3,131,020 170,910 34,760 204,300 875 2,665 3,100 55
English 2,780,200 2,704,975 7,605 17,845 48,535 20 70 1,145 0
French 68,545 40,755 11,145 15,110 1,125 55 185 170 0
Non-official languages 698,930 385,285 152,155 1,800 154,640 800 2,410 1,785 50
Aboriginal languages 25,875 10,205 7,430 35 8,140 0 10 55 0
Algonquian languages 20,165 8,245 5,005 20 6,840 0 5 50 0
Algonquin 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 2,795 1,380 360 0 1,045 0 0 5 0
Cree languages 16,880 6,560 4,595 15 5,665 0 5 40 0
Cree, n.o.s. 16,745 6,470 4,585 15 5,625 0 5 45 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 120 90 0 0 30 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 15 5 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malecite 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 20 10 5 0 10 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 455 280 45 0 120 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 55 40 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 2,115 900 690 0 525 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 1,680 580 655 0 440 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 30 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 100 80 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 85 55 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 110 90 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Beaver 55 35 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sekani 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 0 5 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. 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 20 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 20 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 0 5 0 0 5 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 3,290 880 1,735 10 660 0 5 0 0
Dakota 235 75 95 0 65 0 0 5 0
Stoney 3,035 795 1,635 10 595 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 10 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 10 5 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) 5 0 0 0 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 150 75 0 0 70 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 65 25 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 30 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 55 35 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 35 25 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 69,975 35,635 15,845 385 17,475 230 95 305 5
Italian 11,960 6,920 1,285 60 3,600 15 10 80 0
Portuguese 7,385 3,795 1,190 15 2,330 0 20 35 0
Romanian 6,550 3,125 1,785 50 1,525 25 25 15 0
Spanish 44,020 21,760 11,590 255 10,000 190 45 170 10
Catalan 35 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 30 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 107,215 66,180 19,135 190 21,170 20 115 400 5
Dutch 17,950 11,495 1,435 40 4,825 0 15 140 0
Flemish 345 240 30 10 60 0 0 5 0
Frisian 345 190 25 0 110 0 5 0 0
German 80,905 49,705 16,490 120 14,240 15 80 245 0
Yiddish 165 120 5 0 45 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 5,060 3,460 275 10 1,300 0 5 15 0
Danish 2,805 1,915 100 5 785 0 0 5 0
Icelandic 130 90 10 0 25 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 1,180 860 105 5 215 0 0 0 0
Swedish 950 605 65 5 275 0 0 5 0
Afrikaans 2,420 955 880 5 580 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 10 0 5 10 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages 380 290 15 0 75 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 185 145 0 0 40 0 0 0 0
Welsh 190 140 15 0 35 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 76,215 45,110 11,375 170 18,945 70 300 235 5
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 55 30 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,750 860 380 0 495 0 10 5 0
Bulgarian 1,280 585 375 5 300 10 10 5 0
Croatian 3,960 2,045 630 10 1,260 0 5 10 0
Czech 2,885 1,595 385 15 870 0 5 10 0
Macedonian 270 120 70 0 70 0 0 5 0
Polish 19,895 11,025 3,555 35 5,160 20 35 55 0
Russian 13,840 7,110 3,210 30 3,280 20 145 45 5
Serbian 3,560 1,670 915 10 935 5 10 10 0
Serbo-Croatian 930 460 220 0 240 0 0 0 0
Slovak 2,145 1,220 345 10 550 5 5 5 0
Slovenian 750 445 65 0 230 0 0 5 0
Ukrainian 24,575 17,740 1,165 45 5,460 5 75 85 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 320 205 30 0 80 0 5 5 5
Baltic languages 710 480 60 0 165 0 5 0 0
Latvian 330 230 15 0 75 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 385 245 40 5 85 0 5 0 0
Greek 2,970 1,465 345 15 1,120 5 0 15 0
Armenian 385 175 95 0 105 0 5 0 0
Albanian 1,685 850 390 0 430 0 10 0 0
Georgian 115 60 20 0 35 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 7,790 4,780 815 15 2,100 10 25 45 0
Estonian 190 130 15 5 45 0 0 0 0
Finnish 895 605 55 5 235 0 0 5 0
Hungarian 6,700 4,040 745 10 1,825 5 25 40 0
Turkic languages 3,045 1,590 660 10 745 10 25 5 0
Azerbaijani 225 105 40 0 70 0 5 0 0
Turkish 2,460 1,320 550 10 555 10 10 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 360 160 75 0 115 0 15 0 0
Mongolian 355 195 115 0 45 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 44,110 22,395 9,990 320 10,825 215 195 145 20
Berber languages (Kabyle) 60 15 15 10 15 0 5 0 0
Cushitic languages 6,915 3,715 1,585 45 1,480 20 50 15 5
Oromo 1,400 715 305 10 350 0 15 0 0
Somali 5,515 3,005 1,280 30 1,125 15 40 10 5
Semitic languages 36,995 18,620 8,365 260 9,295 180 145 130 10
Amharic 5,115 2,915 1,065 5 1,100 0 15 10 5
Arabic 28,005 13,870 6,495 240 7,030 180 70 110 10
Hebrew 785 360 175 0 235 0 5 0 0
Maltese 75 50 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 2,340 1,100 520 0 680 5 35 0 5
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 680 315 105 5 230 0 20 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 140 45 25 10 40 10 0 0 5
Indo-Iranian languages 117,865 65,785 28,905 120 22,160 50 740 95 0
Indo-Aryan languages 103,065 57,525 25,355 95 19,310 40 650 80 0
Bengali 5,030 2,410 1,685 5 880 5 35 5 0
Gujarati 8,675 4,210 2,110 15 2,235 5 100 5 0
Hindi 12,290 5,940 3,055 25 3,195 0 55 15 0
Konkani 265 140 25 0 100 0 0 0 0
Marathi 850 385 190 5 260 0 15 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 49,940 30,705 11,720 35 7,180 15 260 25 0
Sindhi 2,560 1,205 440 5 880 0 30 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,935 815 540 5 580 0 0 5 0
Urdu 19,900 10,780 5,175 10 3,765 10 145 15 0
Nepali 1,605 935 420 0 245 0 5 0 0
Iranian languages 13,730 7,755 3,335 25 2,520 15 75 10 0
Kurdish 1,230 670 270 0 275 0 15 0 0
Pashto 1,850 1,015 410 0 390 5 25 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 10,650 6,070 2,655 25 1,850 15 30 15 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 1,070 505 215 0 330 0 15 5 0
Dravidian languages 6,870 3,075 1,765 10 1,945 10 70 5 0
Kannada 345 125 80 0 130 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 2,760 1,190 745 5 800 0 25 0 0
Tamil 2,645 1,295 660 5 665 0 20 5 0
Telugu 1,085 450 270 0 335 0 20 5 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 35 15 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Japanese 4,560 2,505 815 20 1,205 5 5 10 0
Korean 13,880 8,120 3,730 45 1,960 5 10 10 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 106,440 62,310 23,970 105 19,535 40 355 125 0
Chinese languages 105,130 61,555 23,670 110 19,280 40 345 120 5
Cantonese 34,980 20,820 6,820 30 7,120 0 155 35 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 315 135 45 0 125 0 5 0 0
Fukien 445 215 50 0 170 0 15 0 0
Hakka 325 145 50 0 120 0 10 5 0
Mandarin 19,330 10,460 5,680 15 3,065 10 70 20 0
Shanghainese 130 60 25 0 45 0 5 0 0
Taiwanese 340 170 45 0 110 0 10 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 49,265 29,550 10,970 60 8,525 25 75 60 0
Tibetan languages 335 190 85 0 50 0 5 0 0
Burmese 325 175 80 0 70 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 650 385 130 0 125 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 2,345 1,265 365 15 685 0 5 10 0
Lao 1,035 560 190 10 275 5 0 0 0
Thai 1,310 710 185 0 415 0 5 5 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 22,935 13,655 5,155 40 3,950 20 65 50 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,740 1,010 335 5 380 0 10 5 0
Vietnamese 21,195 12,650 4,820 35 3,570 20 60 45 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 68,850 32,635 18,905 90 16,810 20 210 180 0
Bisayan languages 3,250 1,320 885 5 965 0 55 15 0
Ilocano 3,010 1,340 720 5 875 0 60 5 0
Malay 1,080 540 190 0 335 0 5 5 0
Pampango 405 150 100 0 145 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 60,090 28,860 16,770 75 14,175 10 50 145 0
Bikol 215 85 60 0 60 0 5 0 0
Malagasy 20 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 0
Fijian 150 75 20 0 55 5 0 0 0
Pangasinan 165 75 30 0 50 0 10 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 470 190 125 0 140 0 15 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 8,800 3,680 1,220 140 3,545 75 75 55 5
Akan (Twi) 1,100 470 175 10 450 0 0 5 0
Bantu languages 4,340 1,795 615 100 1,685 45 55 40 5
Lingala 150 45 15 15 70 5 5 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 235 60 35 25 80 15 5 5 5
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 440 155 60 20 160 15 15 10 0
Shona 640 260 110 0 260 0 5 5 0
Swahili 1,455 665 210 30 520 10 10 10 0
Ganda 155 70 25 0 65 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 1,265 545 160 5 525 5 15 15 0
Edo 185 95 10 0 80 0 0 5 0
Igbo 720 310 90 0 315 5 0 0 0
Wolof 95 30 25 5 25 10 0 0 0
Bamanankan 20 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 145 70 25 5 45 0 0 0 0
Ga 115 50 15 0 50 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 2,080 850 270 25 895 15 15 10 0
African languages, n.i.e. 3,380 1,550 755 10 985 5 70 5 0
Creoles 1,185 575 180 60 325 15 10 15 5
Non-verbal languages 740 595 50 0 90 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 275 205 35 0 35 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 465 390 15 0 50 0 0 0 0
Other languages 250 120 55 0 70 0 10 5 0
Multiple responses 62,510 44,205 4,365 2,235 10,710 125 185 680 5
English and French 8,410 6,105 255 1,825 155 10 5 45 0
English and non-official language 49,965 35,805 3,760 185 9,895 25 110 185 0
French and non-official language 2,945 1,540 290 155 475 55 60 370 0
English, French and non-official language 1,185 750 60 70 185 25 10 80 5

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Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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

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