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Language Highlight Tables, 2011 Census
PopulationFootnote 1 by Aboriginal mother tongue, Aboriginal language spoken most often at home and Aboriginal language spoken on a regular basis at home, for Canada, provinces and territories
Data table
Table Summary
This table presents Aboriginal languages. The column headings are: Aboriginal languages, mother tongue, language spoken most often at home and language spoken on a regular basis at home (but not most often). The rows are the Aboriginal languages and their corresponding data values.
| Aboriginal languages | Mother tongue | Language spoken most often at home | Other language spoken regularly at home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total - Aboriginal languages | 11,320 | 3,075 | 7,865 |
| Algonquian languages | 1,510 | 350 | 845 |
| Algonquin | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Atikamekw | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blackfoot | 45 | 10 | 20 |
| Cree languages | 1,255 | 305 | 720 |
| Cree, n.o.s. | 1,250 | 305 | 720 |
| Swampy Cree | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Plains Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Woods Cree | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cree, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Malecite | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mi'kmaq | 20 | 5 | 15 |
| Innu/Montagnais | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Naskapi | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ojibway | 180 | 35 | 80 |
| Oji-Cree | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Algonquian languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michif | 50 | 10 | 35 |
| Athapaskan languages | 3,310 | 1,360 | 1,840 |
| Carrier | 1,495 | 480 | 1,010 |
| Wetsuweten | 135 | 55 | 115 |
| Chilcotin | 920 | 535 | 400 |
| Dene | 95 | 20 | 35 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Gwich'in | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| North Slavey (Hare) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| South Slavey | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | 90 | 30 | 25 |
| Sarcee | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Beaver | 305 | 170 | 70 |
| Sekani | 65 | 0 | 30 |
| Kaska (Nahani) | 30 | 0 | 25 |
| Tahltan | 115 | 40 | 105 |
| Northern Tutchone | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Southern Tutchone | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tutchone, n.o.s. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athapaskan languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Haida | 70 | 25 | 105 |
| Iroquoian languages | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| Mohawk | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Cayuga | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oneida | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Kutenai | 105 | 20 | 85 |
| Salish languages | 2,890 | 535 | 2,790 |
| Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | 655 | 160 | 740 |
| Thompson (Ntlakapamux) | 430 | 75 | 315 |
| Halkomelem | 565 | 90 | 740 |
| Lillooet | 305 | 35 | 280 |
| Okanagan | 360 | 100 | 320 |
| Squamish | 65 | 10 | 65 |
| Straits | 165 | 15 | 90 |
| Salish languages, n.i.e. | 345 | 60 | 240 |
| Siouan languages | 30 | 5 | 25 |
| Dakota | 25 | 5 | 10 |
| Stoney | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Siouan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tlingit | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Tsimshian languages | 1,780 | 460 | 1,105 |
| Gitksan | 910 | 290 | 505 |
| Nisga'a | 600 | 130 | 425 |
| Tsimshian | 270 | 40 | 180 |
| Wakashan languages | 1,025 | 170 | 720 |
| Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) | 290 | 45 | 270 |
| Haisla | 160 | 25 | 100 |
| Heiltsuk | 90 | 20 | 45 |
| Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | 490 | 80 | 300 |
| Wakashan languages, n.i.e. | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuit languages | 70 | 10 | 35 |
| Inuktitut | 35 | 10 | 20 |
| Inuinnaqtun | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Inuvialuktun | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Inuit languages, n.i.e. | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | 440 | 125 | 265 |
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