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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 SaskatchewanFootnote 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 1,018,315 939,390 29,695 8,315 39,370 115 495 920 10
Single responses 1,005,815 930,300 28,835 7,845 37,515 110 465 730 10
English 860,500 845,855 1,170 4,520 8,670 10 5 270 0
French 16,280 11,170 1,855 3,070 120 0 30 40 0
Non-official languages 129,030 73,275 25,810 255 28,730 100 430 415 10
Aboriginal languages 31,455 13,970 8,825 35 8,505 0 25 90 0
Algonquian languages 23,015 9,675 6,345 25 6,890 0 0 70 0
Algonquin 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 22,035 9,035 6,305 25 6,600 0 0 65 0
Cree, n.o.s. 21,945 8,985 6,280 25 6,585 0 5 70 0
Swampy Cree 10 0 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 25 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 55 30 20 0 5 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 10 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 950 625 35 0 275 0 0 5 0
Oji-Cree 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 205 95 20 0 90 0 0 10 0
Athapaskan languages 7,965 4,015 2,460 15 1,445 0 20 5 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 7,955 4,015 2,455 10 1,445 0 20 5 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 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 5 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 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cayuga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oneida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 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 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 210 145 5 0 55 0 0 5 0
Dakota 140 105 5 0 30 0 0 0 0
Stoney 10 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 60 40 0 0 15 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 5 5 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. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 15 10 5 0 5 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. 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 25 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 5,310 2,790 855 30 1,535 20 15 55 0
Italian 730 460 60 0 195 0 0 10 0
Portuguese 475 235 65 10 155 5 5 0 0
Romanian 855 515 145 5 175 0 5 5 0
Spanish 3,235 1,580 585 15 990 15 5 40 0
Catalan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 28,980 19,980 4,295 25 4,555 10 20 100 0
Dutch 1,545 1,055 105 5 375 0 0 5 0
Flemish 70 60 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Frisian 25 15 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
German 25,415 17,595 3,875 20 3,820 10 20 85 0
Yiddish 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 1,160 980 10 0 165 0 0 5 0
Danish 310 245 10 0 55 0 0 0 0
Icelandic 65 55 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 540 485 0 0 60 0 0 0 0
Swedish 245 195 5 0 40 0 0 5 0
Afrikaans 735 270 295 0 170 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 70 55 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 35 35 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Welsh 35 25 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 19,420 13,200 1,335 35 4,685 5 105 60 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 235 110 65 0 60 0 0 0 0
Bulgarian 45 25 5 0 15 0 0 5 0
Croatian 315 195 30 0 85 0 0 0 0
Czech 270 210 10 0 50 0 0 0 0
Macedonian 25 10 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Polish 1,910 1,335 135 5 425 0 0 0 0
Russian 2,350 1,455 325 5 510 0 55 0 0
Serbian 435 235 125 0 70 0 5 0 0
Serbo-Croatian 135 65 35 5 35 0 0 0 0
Slovak 135 105 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Slovenian 75 55 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 13,150 9,250 480 25 3,305 0 35 55 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 335 160 95 0 65 0 10 0 0
Baltic languages 85 45 20 0 20 0 0 0 0
Latvian 60 30 20 0 15 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 25 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Greek 835 385 125 0 325 0 0 0 0
Armenian 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albanian 175 105 45 0 25 0 0 0 0
Georgian 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 1,885 1,415 75 0 380 0 10 5 0
Estonian 20 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Finnish 205 155 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,665 1,245 70 0 335 0 5 0 0
Turkic languages 235 115 60 0 60 0 5 0 0
Azerbaijani 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkish 175 90 45 5 30 0 5 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 45 15 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 35 20 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 3,765 2,035 745 15 895 30 40 15 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 595 365 120 5 90 0 15 0 0
Oromo 160 95 30 0 30 0 5 0 0
Somali 435 270 90 5 60 0 5 0 0
Semitic languages 3,150 1,655 620 5 795 25 25 15 0
Amharic 220 125 40 0 50 0 10 0 0
Arabic 2,045 1,105 425 5 455 25 10 15 0
Hebrew 50 35 10 0 5 0 0 0 0
Maltese 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 350 185 65 0 100 0 5 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 475 200 90 0 185 0 5 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 20 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 10,360 5,305 2,670 20 2,205 15 130 15 0
Indo-Aryan languages 8,815 4,515 2,295 15 1,845 10 120 15 0
Bengali 1,310 680 425 10 175 5 10 5 0
Gujarati 695 365 135 0 180 0 20 0 0
Hindi 840 370 180 0 275 0 10 5 0
Konkani 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Marathi 75 25 15 0 25 0 5 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 2,105 1,105 435 0 515 0 40 5 0
Sindhi 60 35 20 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 175 65 55 0 55 0 0 0 0
Urdu 3,215 1,635 955 0 575 5 30 10 0
Nepali 330 225 65 0 25 0 5 0 0
Iranian languages 1,390 715 355 0 310 0 5 0 0
Kurdish 100 50 15 0 35 0 0 0 0
Pashto 270 150 65 0 55 0 0 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 1,015 515 275 0 220 0 5 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 155 75 30 0 50 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 715 315 175 0 215 0 5 0 0
Kannada 60 25 15 0 20 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 200 105 50 0 50 0 0 0 0
Tamil 280 130 60 0 85 0 0 0 0
Telugu 160 55 45 0 55 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 15 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 275 125 50 0 105 0 0 0 0
Korean 1,225 730 320 0 175 0 0 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 9,380 5,400 2,195 25 1,725 5 20 10 0
Chinese languages 8,615 4,850 2,070 20 1,640 5 15 10 0
Cantonese 1,730 940 345 10 425 0 10 0 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Fukien 15 5 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Hakka 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mandarin 1,425 845 355 0 215 0 0 5 0
Shanghainese 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 40 25 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 5,380 3,025 1,355 10 975 0 5 5 5
Tibetan languages 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Burmese 160 105 20 0 35 0 5 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 595 435 105 0 50 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 445 270 75 5 95 0 5 0 0
Lao 325 205 60 0 60 0 0 0 0
Thai 115 60 15 0 40 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 1,870 1,090 435 0 325 5 0 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 125 70 25 0 25 0 0 0 0
Vietnamese 1,745 1,020 410 5 295 5 0 10 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 10,495 4,970 3,310 35 2,110 5 35 30 0
Bisayan languages 620 260 155 0 170 0 25 5 0
Ilocano 345 180 70 5 90 0 5 0 0
Malay 75 45 5 0 30 0 0 0 0
Pampango 50 25 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9,260 4,400 3,030 35 1,770 5 10 25 0
Bikol 35 10 20 0 10 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 85 35 25 0 20 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 1,175 475 115 10 535 10 5 20 5
Akan (Twi) 105 45 20 0 40 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 605 255 60 10 250 5 5 15 5
Lingala 15 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 55 15 5 0 25 5 0 5 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 35 10 5 5 20 5 0 0 0
Shona 60 20 10 0 30 0 0 5 0
Swahili 230 135 25 5 60 0 5 5 0
Ganda 25 10 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 180 65 15 0 90 0 0 0 0
Edo 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Igbo 80 35 0 0 45 0 0 0 0
Wolof 15 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0
Bamanankan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 35 10 5 0 15 0 0 5 0
Ga 30 10 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 295 115 20 0 155 0 0 0 0
African languages, n.i.e. 420 200 55 0 150 0 10 0 0
Creoles 85 40 5 5 30 0 0 0 0
Non-verbal languages 175 140 5 5 20 0 5 0 0
American Sign Language 60 45 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 115 95 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Other languages 135 95 10 0 25 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 12,500 9,090 860 470 1,850 5 30 190 0
English and French 1,725 1,290 50 360 15 0 5 5 0
English and non-official language 9,845 7,285 705 55 1,735 5 20 50 0
French and non-official language 755 390 105 40 90 0 0 115 0
English, French and non-official language 175 125 0 15 15 0 0 20 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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