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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 British Columbia / Colombie-BritanniqueFootnote 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 4,356,205 3,740,260 249,765 38,175 316,550 1,095 4,540 5,760 65
Single responses 4,273,925 3,682,570 244,195 35,685 301,410 960 4,345 4,700 60
English 3,062,435 2,964,885 9,845 20,270 65,470 55 80 1,820 10
French 57,275 35,060 7,670 13,195 855 60 185 250 0
Non-official languages 1,154,220 682,625 226,680 2,220 235,080 850 4,075 2,625 55
Aboriginal languages 9,250 5,585 525 20 3,090 0 5 30 0
Algonquian languages 1,165 755 30 5 370 0 0 5 0
Algonquin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 35 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 960 610 25 5 315 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 960 605 30 0 315 0 0 5 0
Swampy Cree 5 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 5 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0
Innu/Montagnais 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Naskapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ojibway 145 105 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 30 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 2,690 1,520 255 15 895 0 0 10 0
Carrier 1,270 695 80 5 485 0 0 5 0
Wetsuweten 120 25 30 0 55 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 755 405 120 10 220 0 0 0 0
Dene 70 45 5 5 20 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 60 40 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaver 190 145 10 0 35 0 0 0 0
Sekani 50 40 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Kaska (Nahani) 20 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tahltan 85 55 5 0 35 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern Tutchone 5 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. 20 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Haida 40 25 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 10 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 85 50 0 0 40 0 0 5 0
Salish languages 2,390 1,520 55 0 815 0 0 5 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 550 320 20 0 210 0 0 5 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 365 210 5 0 150 0 0 5 0
Halkomelem 445 305 5 0 145 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 260 165 10 0 85 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 280 155 10 0 110 0 0 0 0
Squamish 55 40 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Straits 140 115 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 295 195 10 0 85 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Dakota 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Stoney 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 1,525 830 155 0 535 0 0 5 0
Gitksan 775 390 120 0 265 0 0 5 0
Nisga'a 520 290 30 0 200 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 230 155 10 0 70 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 890 580 20 0 280 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 250 155 0 0 85 0 0 0 0
Haisla 140 70 5 0 70 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 70 50 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 430 305 15 0 110 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 55 40 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 25 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 330 225 10 0 95 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 87,935 45,325 16,210 395 25,130 200 165 500 10
Italian 24,060 14,060 2,770 95 6,945 20 25 140 5
Portuguese 14,605 7,845 2,245 60 4,340 15 20 75 0
Romanian 8,330 3,980 1,995 45 2,185 35 30 50 0
Spanish 40,795 19,395 9,175 190 11,605 125 75 230 0
Catalan 105 35 20 5 40 0 10 5 5
Romance languages, n.i.e. 35 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 111,275 72,805 8,320 310 29,050 90 120 580 5
Dutch 23,075 15,570 1,315 75 5,925 25 15 155 0
Flemish 445 280 40 10 115 0 0 5 0
Frisian 325 230 10 0 90 0 0 0 0
German 73,625 48,090 5,550 185 19,275 55 90 380 5
Yiddish 350 275 10 0 60 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 10,660 7,180 515 25 2,890 5 5 35 0
Danish 5,250 3,605 170 5 1,440 0 0 20 0
Icelandic 310 215 40 5 50 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 2,370 1,735 70 10 545 0 0 5 0
Swedish 2,740 1,625 235 10 855 5 5 10 0
Afrikaans 2,735 1,150 875 10 690 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 55 35 5 5 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 705 525 25 5 150 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 380 285 10 5 80 0 0 0 0
Welsh 325 245 10 0 70 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 79,800 44,740 14,250 210 19,915 85 285 310 10
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 65 40 10 0 10 0 0 5 0
Bosnian 1,275 550 375 0 345 0 5 5 0
Bulgarian 1,945 905 550 10 455 5 5 15 0
Croatian 7,820 3,950 1,245 20 2,560 5 10 35 0
Czech 5,610 2,960 880 15 1,705 0 15 35 0
Macedonian 275 125 80 0 60 0 5 0 5
Polish 17,460 9,400 3,120 55 4,735 15 35 95 0
Russian 22,650 12,640 4,650 50 5,090 35 125 60 0
Serbian 6,655 3,295 1,765 20 1,525 10 20 20 0
Serbo-Croatian 1,425 630 380 0 400 5 5 5 0
Slovak 3,220 1,675 615 10 890 5 10 5 0
Slovenian 1,230 765 90 5 355 5 5 5 0
Ukrainian 9,680 7,480 450 25 1,655 0 45 30 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 495 325 35 0 130 0 5 0 0
Baltic languages 1,050 725 75 5 230 0 5 0 0
Latvian 615 440 40 0 120 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 430 285 35 0 110 0 0 0 0
Greek 6,250 3,005 970 20 2,205 5 5 40 0
Armenian 1,105 550 180 10 320 0 30 10 0
Albanian 1,335 685 300 0 340 0 0 0 0
Georgian 70 30 10 0 25 0 0 0 5
Finno-Ugric languages 14,765 8,920 1,620 50 4,045 10 50 65 5
Estonian 820 525 55 0 225 0 0 5 0
Finnish 4,095 2,505 415 5 1,135 5 10 15 0
Hungarian 9,850 5,885 1,145 40 2,685 10 35 45 0
Turkic languages 3,635 1,830 725 0 1,010 10 45 10 0
Azerbaijani 395 165 70 0 140 0 20 0 0
Turkish 2,885 1,495 590 5 765 10 20 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 350 170 65 0 105 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 230 115 65 0 50 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 18,945 10,140 4,045 140 4,355 105 60 100 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 15 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,295 680 240 0 365 0 0 5 0
Oromo 325 200 45 5 75 0 0 0 0
Somali 975 485 190 5 290 0 0 5 0
Semitic languages 17,565 9,420 3,790 130 3,975 100 55 95 0
Amharic 1,255 690 200 5 360 0 0 0 0
Arabic 13,050 7,025 3,025 120 2,655 100 35 85 0
Hebrew 1,760 880 350 5 510 0 10 0 0
Maltese 225 155 5 0 60 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 590 290 105 5 185 0 0 5 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 690 380 100 0 200 0 15 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 65 30 15 5 15 5 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 268,460 162,350 59,810 290 44,560 130 985 330 10
Indo-Aryan languages 229,625 140,235 50,360 190 37,730 55 800 240 5
Bengali 2,410 1,180 715 0 495 0 15 5 0
Gujarati 6,595 3,155 1,240 10 2,120 0 50 25 0
Hindi 24,635 12,195 5,225 25 7,015 10 125 45 0
Konkani 205 120 10 0 70 0 0 0 0
Marathi 430 170 125 0 115 0 15 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 182,920 117,200 39,980 135 24,915 40 505 140 5
Sindhi 1,770 755 335 5 655 0 15 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,405 615 375 0 405 0 0 5 0
Urdu 8,450 4,385 2,170 15 1,800 0 70 15 0
Nepali 810 465 195 5 135 5 5 5 0
Iranian languages 38,360 21,885 9,365 95 6,670 70 180 85 5
Kurdish 1,415 755 340 0 300 5 25 0 0
Pashto 905 460 205 5 215 0 20 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 36,045 20,670 8,825 95 6,160 70 145 85 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 470 230 80 0 155 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 5,410 2,685 1,355 5 1,325 0 35 5 0
Kannada 210 95 40 0 75 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 1,460 650 345 0 450 0 10 0 0
Tamil 3,135 1,650 820 10 645 0 10 0 0
Telugu 570 265 150 0 145 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 35 20 0 0 10 0 5 0 0
Japanese 19,670 10,735 3,465 35 5,320 10 45 55 0
Korean 48,975 30,130 12,970 70 5,660 25 65 55 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 359,780 222,515 76,585 355 58,075 125 1,790 330 15
Chinese languages 357,860 221,285 76,270 355 57,715 125 1,770 320 15
Cantonese 133,245 83,450 25,690 100 23,195 30 675 105 5
Chaochow (Teochow) 570 270 55 0 235 0 5 0 0
Fukien 1,920 840 305 5 700 0 65 5 0
Hakka 1,110 475 185 0 400 5 45 5 5
Mandarin 94,055 56,450 23,605 95 13,240 45 535 75 5
Shanghainese 1,245 580 170 0 455 0 40 0 0
Taiwanese 5,675 2,330 835 10 2,285 5 205 5 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 120,045 76,890 25,420 150 17,210 45 190 135 5
Tibetan languages 200 90 45 0 55 0 0 0 0
Burmese 945 515 195 0 220 5 15 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 775 620 65 0 80 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 3,560 1,890 510 10 1,130 0 5 10 0
Lao 1,155 655 175 5 315 0 5 0 0
Thai 2,410 1,235 335 5 815 0 0 10 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 26,565 15,990 5,735 55 4,685 25 50 25 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,460 895 240 5 320 0 0 5 0
Vietnamese 25,105 15,095 5,495 45 4,370 25 50 20 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 79,595 38,170 18,345 120 22,540 5 285 125 0
Bisayan languages 3,870 1,625 990 0 1,170 0 65 10 0
Ilocano 3,755 1,635 875 5 1,175 0 60 5 0
Malay 3,540 1,715 680 0 1,115 0 15 10 0
Pampango 500 210 120 0 155 0 15 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 66,120 32,120 15,370 95 18,335 5 95 100 0
Bikol 280 110 75 0 95 0 5 0 0
Malagasy 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 650 345 95 0 210 0 5 0 0
Pangasinan 250 115 45 0 90 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 630 305 100 5 195 0 25 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,140 1,535 315 55 1,165 15 20 30 5
Akan (Twi) 455 225 55 5 170 0 0 5 0
Bantu languages 1,810 860 175 40 680 15 20 20 0
Lingala 40 10 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 140 50 20 10 45 5 5 5 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 80 25 20 5 30 0 5 0 0
Shona 180 75 25 0 80 0 0 0 0
Swahili 755 390 55 20 270 5 5 10 0
Ganda 85 50 10 0 25 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 525 255 40 0 215 0 5 5 0
Edo 50 30 5 0 20 0 0 5 0
Igbo 165 85 10 0 75 0 0 0 0
Wolof 25 20 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 95 60 15 0 15 0 0 0 0
Ga 50 15 5 0 30 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 470 240 50 5 170 5 5 0 0
African languages, n.i.e. 620 305 70 10 235 0 5 0 0
Creoles 635 255 95 40 205 10 15 15 0
Non-verbal languages 1,000 795 50 0 150 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 355 240 35 0 80 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 640 550 15 0 70 0 0 0 0
Other languages 470 290 45 5 125 0 5 0 0
Multiple responses 82,275 57,690 5,565 2,495 15,145 130 195 1,060 5
English and French 8,600 6,115 275 1,910 185 15 10 80 0
English and non-official language 68,800 48,875 4,950 285 14,205 25 135 310 5
French and non-official language 3,345 1,765 280 195 480 50 35 540 0
English, French and non-official language 1,530 930 60 100 275 35 10 125 0

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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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