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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 Edmonton
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 1,146,600 992,685 58,470 12,835 79,830 390 1,070 1,300 30
Single responses 1,123,640 976,405 56,965 12,045 75,810 335 985 1,065 30
English 854,215 826,755 2,890 5,945 18,195 5 25 400 0
French 24,880 14,840 4,000 5,395 495 25 70 60 0
Non-official languages 244,540 134,805 50,075 710 57,115 305 900 610 30
Aboriginal languages 2,785 1,565 195 10 995 0 0 20 0
Algonquian languages 2,265 1,245 170 5 830 0 5 15 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 30 20 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 2,115 1,165 160 0 780 0 0 15 0
Cree, n.o.s. 2,105 1,155 160 0 780 0 0 10 0
Swampy Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plains Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Woods Cree 5 5 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 15 5 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 100 55 10 5 30 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 20 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 195 125 10 0 65 0 0 0 0
Carrier 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 120 70 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 20 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 0 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 5 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. 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haida 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Mohawk 0 5 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. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 5 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 0 5 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 5 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. 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 190 125 15 0 55 0 0 5 0
Dakota 40 20 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Stoney 145 100 15 0 35 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 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 75 35 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 30 20 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 30 10 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 15 5 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 25,815 13,090 5,510 135 6,840 75 35 120 10
Italian 5,255 2,995 610 20 1,580 5 5 35 0
Portuguese 4,150 2,150 635 10 1,325 0 10 20 0
Romanian 2,110 1,000 615 25 455 10 0 5 0
Spanish 14,275 6,930 3,640 85 3,480 60 20 60 5
Catalan 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 23,430 15,560 1,740 40 5,975 5 25 95 0
Dutch 4,805 3,305 185 5 1,275 0 0 25 0
Flemish 100 70 10 5 15 0 0 0 0
Frisian 75 50 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
German 16,530 10,930 1,365 30 4,120 5 20 60 0
Yiddish 65 45 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 1,430 960 70 0 395 0 0 5 0
Danish 855 570 35 0 245 0 0 0 0
Icelandic 40 35 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 245 170 10 0 60 0 0 0 0
Swedish 295 175 25 0 90 0 0 0 0
Afrikaans 425 195 110 0 120 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
Celtic languages 120 100 0 0 20 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 65 55 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Welsh 55 45 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 33,580 20,005 4,740 65 8,550 20 120 80 0
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 25 10 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 685 295 165 0 215 0 5 5 0
Bulgarian 370 170 120 5 70 0 5 0 0
Croatian 1,485 765 240 5 470 0 0 0 0
Czech 860 465 105 5 275 0 5 5 0
Macedonian 130 50 25 0 45 0 0 0 0
Polish 9,335 5,120 1,730 15 2,425 5 20 25 0
Russian 4,295 2,130 1,010 5 1,090 10 40 10 0
Serbian 1,510 695 375 0 435 0 0 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 345 160 85 0 95 0 5 0 0
Slovak 590 355 60 5 165 0 0 5 0
Slovenian 335 175 40 0 125 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 13,460 9,505 740 25 3,105 0 45 35 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 150 100 25 0 25 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 230 150 25 0 55 0 5 0 0
Latvian 120 85 10 0 25 0 5 5 0
Lithuanian 110 65 15 0 35 0 0 0 0
Greek 970 480 120 5 350 0 0 5 0
Armenian 105 50 25 0 25 0 5 0 0
Albanian 520 300 105 5 120 0 0 0 0
Georgian 40 20 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 2,030 1,245 220 5 545 0 0 5 0
Estonian 45 40 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Finnish 250 160 15 0 75 0 0 0 0
Hungarian 1,740 1,050 210 5 465 5 0 5 0
Turkic languages 1,560 875 325 5 340 10 5 5 0
Azerbaijani 85 40 15 0 25 0 0 0 0
Turkish 1,330 765 295 5 255 5 0 0 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 145 70 20 0 55 0 0 0 0
Mongolian 60 40 15 0 10 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 19,105 9,475 4,330 155 4,895 95 75 65 15
Berber languages (Kabyle) 25 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 3,995 2,220 885 35 810 15 10 10 0
Oromo 480 240 90 0 135 5 0 0 5
Somali 3,510 1,975 795 30 670 10 10 15 0
Semitic languages 15,050 7,230 3,440 115 4,070 75 60 55 10
Amharic 1,665 955 305 5 400 0 5 5 5
Arabic 11,810 5,580 2,805 105 3,170 75 30 50 10
Hebrew 330 140 80 0 100 5 5 5 0
Maltese 25 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 995 450 220 0 310 0 20 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 220 100 35 0 80 0 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 40 15 0 5 15 5 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 43,790 23,540 11,100 35 8,745 15 305 50 0
Indo-Aryan languages 39,075 20,975 9,975 30 7,770 10 265 45 0
Bengali 1,530 665 520 0 320 0 10 5 0
Gujarati 3,435 1,665 855 5 875 0 30 0 0
Hindi 6,215 2,995 1,600 10 1,565 0 30 10 0
Konkani 80 35 10 0 35 0 0 0 0
Marathi 295 115 70 5 95 0 15 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 19,405 11,600 4,710 10 2,935 5 130 10 0
Sindhi 860 400 145 0 300 0 10 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 900 335 260 0 300 0 0 0 0
Urdu 5,820 2,890 1,655 0 1,230 0 35 5 0
Nepali 525 270 145 0 110 0 5 0 0
Iranian languages 4,535 2,480 1,095 5 910 5 35 0 0
Kurdish 510 260 120 0 115 0 15 0 0
Pashto 500 245 120 0 130 0 5 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 3,525 1,980 855 5 665 5 15 5 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 180 80 35 0 65 0 5 5 0
Dravidian languages 3,010 1,320 805 5 850 5 25 0 0
Kannada 135 50 30 0 50 0 5 0 0
Malayalam 1,350 580 365 0 395 5 5 0 0
Tamil 1,070 495 280 5 285 0 10 0 0
Telugu 455 195 135 0 115 5 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Japanese 1,000 525 180 0 290 0 0 5 0
Korean 4,335 2,445 1,190 15 675 0 5 5 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 41,305 23,780 9,355 45 7,880 20 165 60 0
Chinese languages 40,900 23,540 9,300 40 7,765 20 165 60 5
Cantonese 13,595 7,960 2,620 15 2,910 0 70 20 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 125 50 15 0 55 0 0 0 0
Fukien 210 100 20 0 80 0 10 0 0
Hakka 215 95 40 5 70 0 10 0 0
Mandarin 7,295 3,995 2,130 5 1,120 5 40 10 0
Shanghainese 50 15 10 0 20 0 5 0 0
Taiwanese 135 70 10 5 50 0 5 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 19,270 11,255 4,450 25 3,465 10 30 30 0
Tibetan languages 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Burmese 95 40 20 0 35 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 300 195 35 0 70 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 820 395 140 5 280 0 5 0 0
Lao 375 190 75 5 105 0 0 0 0
Thai 440 205 60 0 175 0 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 8,685 4,970 2,055 15 1,615 5 15 10 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 685 380 145 0 155 0 5 0 0
Vietnamese 8,000 4,590 1,915 10 1,460 0 15 15 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 25,220 12,120 7,000 35 5,955 5 55 45 0
Bisayan languages 1,135 475 320 5 325 0 10 0 0
Ilocano 1,005 440 250 0 295 0 10 0 0
Malay 380 200 65 0 110 0 0 0 0
Pampango 220 70 55 0 90 0 5 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 22,120 10,770 6,240 35 5,025 5 20 35 0
Bikol 60 20 20 0 20 0 0 5 0
Malagasy 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Fijian 70 35 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 60 30 15 0 15 0 5 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 160 65 50 0 40 0 5 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,970 1,680 525 95 1,570 35 30 30 5
Akan (Twi) 510 220 85 0 205 0 0 5 0
Bantu languages 2,285 950 285 75 905 20 25 20 0
Lingala 95 30 5 10 50 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 140 35 20 20 50 0 5 0 5
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 355 125 50 15 135 10 10 5 0
Shona 285 100 50 0 130 0 0 0 0
Swahili 730 355 95 25 245 5 5 5 0
Ganda 95 40 10 0 45 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 585 260 50 5 260 0 10 0 0
Edo 115 55 5 0 55 0 0 5 0
Igbo 175 70 15 0 85 0 0 0 0
Wolof 45 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 0
Bamanankan 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 75 50 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Ga 75 30 10 0 30 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 680 295 110 10 260 0 5 5 0
African languages, n.i.e. 1,030 500 225 5 290 0 10 5 0
Creoles 575 275 85 30 170 10 0 5 0
Non-verbal languages 360 285 25 0 45 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 160 115 20 5 20 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 200 170 5 5 20 0 0 0 0
Other languages 90 45 15 0 25 0 5 5 0
Multiple responses 22,965 16,280 1,505 790 4,025 60 80 230 0
English and French 3,025 2,210 90 645 65 5 0 10 0
English and non-official language 18,400 13,235 1,295 65 3,700 10 45 55 0
French and non-official language 1,080 555 90 55 190 30 30 135 0
English, French and non-official language 460 285 30 30 70 10 5 35 0

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

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