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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 Vancouver
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 2,292,120 1,813,090 211,820 18,930 239,645 890 3,995 3,690 60
Single responses 2,231,100 1,770,625 207,180 17,515 228,165 790 3,830 2,960 55
English 1,282,500 1,216,435 8,395 9,860 46,590 40 70 1,110 5
French 24,780 14,145 3,745 6,005 565 50 115 155 0
Non-official languages 923,830 540,045 195,045 1,650 181,005 695 3,645 1,695 50
Aboriginal languages 855 560 35 0 245 0 0 10 0
Algonquian languages 330 210 10 0 105 0 0 0 0
Algonquin 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 15 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 235 155 5 0 75 0 0 5 0
Cree, n.o.s. 230 155 5 0 70 0 0 0 0
Swampy Cree 0 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 0 0 0 0 0
Mi'kmaq 5 5 0 0 5 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 60 45 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Oji-Cree 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 120 70 5 0 45 0 0 0 0
Carrier 40 20 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 20 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Dene 20 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gwich'in 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Slavey (Hare) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
South Slavey 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 5 5 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Tutchone 5 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 0 0 0 0 0
Haida 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages 10 5 0 0 5 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 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kutenai 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages 130 100 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson (Ntlakapamux) 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Halkomelem 35 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Lillooet 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Okanagan 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Squamish 45 35 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Straits 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salish languages, n.i.e. 30 20 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Dakota 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Stoney 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 85 60 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 40 25 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Nisga'a 30 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian 15 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages 55 35 5 0 15 0 0 5 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Haisla 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Heiltsuk 20 15 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wakashan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages 15 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 80 55 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 64,715 32,660 12,935 285 18,205 160 135 330 10
Italian 16,210 9,285 2,010 65 4,725 10 20 90 5
Portuguese 9,210 4,780 1,550 30 2,780 10 20 40 0
Romanian 6,885 3,215 1,740 40 1,790 30 25 45 0
Spanish 32,305 15,340 7,615 150 8,865 105 60 155 5
Catalan 85 25 15 0 30 5 10 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 20 10 5 0 5 0 5 0 0
Germanic languages 42,015 27,020 2,865 130 11,695 45 50 210 5
Dutch 8,305 5,645 410 20 2,160 15 5 45 5
Flemish 190 125 0 5 50 5 5 0 0
Frisian 85 60 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
German 26,935 17,245 1,775 90 7,625 20 35 145 0
Yiddish 290 235 10 0 45 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 4,925 3,135 315 15 1,440 5 5 15 0
Danish 2,335 1,530 100 0 690 0 0 10 0
Icelandic 155 115 20 0 20 0 0 0 0
Norwegian 1,015 720 40 0 245 0 0 0 0
Swedish 1,425 775 155 10 485 5 5 0 0
Afrikaans 1,255 560 335 0 350 0 0 5 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 25 15 5 5 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 340 250 10 0 70 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 200 150 5 0 40 0 0 0 0
Welsh 135 100 0 0 35 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 54,960 29,030 11,810 130 13,505 65 215 185 10
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 55 30 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 1,095 470 335 0 285 0 5 10 0
Bulgarian 1,670 770 495 5 380 5 10 5 0
Croatian 5,735 2,800 1,025 10 1,865 0 5 25 0
Czech 3,495 1,800 565 10 1,100 0 5 20 0
Macedonian 195 85 65 0 30 0 5 0 0
Polish 12,650 6,505 2,540 40 3,465 15 30 55 5
Russian 15,415 8,395 3,890 30 2,950 25 90 35 0
Serbian 5,990 2,960 1,655 10 1,320 10 20 15 0
Serbo-Croatian 1,210 515 345 5 340 0 5 0 0
Slovak 2,330 1,150 500 5 655 5 10 5 0
Slovenian 590 360 45 0 175 0 5 0 0
Ukrainian 4,255 3,010 315 10 865 0 40 15 0
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 280 170 30 0 75 0 5 0 0
Baltic languages 615 415 55 5 145 0 5 0 0
Latvian 350 250 30 0 65 0 5 0 0
Lithuanian 265 165 20 0 75 0 0 0 0
Greek 5,000 2,335 805 15 1,805 5 5 35 0
Armenian 985 505 150 5 280 0 25 15 0
Albanian 985 480 225 5 270 0 0 0 5
Georgian 55 30 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 8,440 4,875 1,085 25 2,375 5 30 40 0
Estonian 550 335 50 0 150 0 0 5 0
Finnish 2,030 1,180 250 0 585 0 10 5 0
Hungarian 5,865 3,360 785 25 1,635 10 20 30 0
Turkic languages 3,240 1,635 660 5 880 10 40 10 0
Azerbaijani 375 160 70 0 130 0 15 5 0
Turkish 2,540 1,315 525 5 665 10 25 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 320 160 65 0 85 0 5 0 0
Mongolian 210 110 60 0 45 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 15,910 8,500 3,470 115 3,605 90 45 80 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 10 5 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,135 585 210 5 330 0 0 0 0
Oromo 220 130 30 5 60 0 0 0 0
Somali 910 455 185 0 270 0 0 5 0
Semitic languages 14,700 7,880 3,235 110 3,265 85 45 70 0
Amharic 1,065 590 180 5 290 0 0 0 0
Arabic 10,830 5,865 2,545 95 2,145 85 25 70 0
Hebrew 1,540 750 330 5 445 0 5 0 0
Maltese 85 60 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 515 245 90 0 170 0 0 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 670 370 95 0 195 0 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 60 30 15 0 10 5 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 219,430 130,600 49,500 245 37,835 115 875 265 15
Indo-Aryan languages 182,400 109,435 40,420 150 31,470 55 690 190 5
Bengali 2,090 1,035 625 5 415 0 10 5 0
Gujarati 6,175 2,950 1,180 5 1,975 0 45 20 0
Hindi 22,950 11,320 4,930 20 6,525 10 105 40 5
Konkani 185 110 10 0 65 0 5 0 0
Marathi 385 155 120 0 95 0 15 5 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 139,230 88,150 30,725 95 19,700 35 420 95 5
Sindhi 1,695 715 325 5 635 0 15 5 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 1,230 540 330 0 355 5 0 5 0
Urdu 7,760 4,045 2,015 15 1,600 0 65 15 0
Nepali 700 410 170 5 105 0 5 5 0
Iranian languages 36,630 20,975 9,015 95 6,230 60 180 70 5
Kurdish 1,390 745 335 5 290 0 20 0 0
Pashto 815 420 190 5 190 0 20 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 34,420 19,810 8,495 85 5,755 60 140 70 5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 395 190 60 0 135 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 4,840 2,385 1,260 5 1,150 0 30 0 0
Kannada 180 80 30 0 60 0 0 0 0
Malayalam 1,245 555 300 0 385 0 5 0 0
Tamil 2,910 1,530 790 5 580 0 10 0 0
Telugu 470 200 140 0 120 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 30 20 5 0 5 0 5 0 0
Japanese 15,840 8,680 2,890 25 4,165 10 35 30 0
Korean 43,845 27,015 11,645 60 4,995 25 55 50 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 341,745 212,125 72,895 330 54,245 115 1,720 300 15
Chinese languages 339,945 210,955 72,600 335 53,930 115 1,705 295 15
Cantonese 128,115 80,450 24,800 100 21,995 30 650 90 5
Chaochow (Teochow) 530 250 55 0 225 0 5 0 0
Fukien 1,855 805 295 0 680 0 65 0 0
Hakka 1,070 460 180 0 375 0 45 5 5
Mandarin 90,190 54,340 22,705 90 12,410 50 525 65 10
Shanghainese 1,220 570 165 0 450 0 40 0 5
Taiwanese 5,475 2,240 800 5 2,215 5 200 10 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 111,500 71,845 23,595 140 15,585 40 175 120 0
Tibetan languages 170 80 45 0 40 0 0 0 0
Burmese 880 475 190 0 200 0 10 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 750 615 60 0 70 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 2,490 1,325 395 5 755 0 0 0 0
Lao 830 450 135 5 235 0 0 0 0
Thai 1,660 870 255 5 520 0 5 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 22,845 13,820 4,895 45 3,985 20 50 20 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 1,150 695 190 10 250 0 0 5 0
Vietnamese 21,690 13,125 4,705 40 3,730 25 50 25 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 70,205 33,475 16,915 105 19,340 5 270 95 0
Bisayan languages 3,165 1,315 860 0 915 0 65 5 0
Ilocano 3,350 1,450 830 0 1,015 0 50 0 0
Malay 3,215 1,520 650 5 1,015 0 15 10 0
Pampango 465 190 115 5 140 0 15 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 58,505 28,265 14,180 85 15,795 5 90 75 0
Bikol 240 95 70 0 75 0 0 0 0
Malagasy 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Fijian 550 295 90 0 160 0 5 0 0
Pangasinan 235 105 40 0 85 0 5 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 485 235 85 0 140 0 20 5 0
Niger-Congo languages 2,370 1,160 260 45 850 15 15 20 0
Akan (Twi) 380 185 45 10 140 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 1,350 640 135 35 500 10 10 10 0
Lingala 30 15 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 120 50 20 5 40 0 5 0 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 65 25 15 0 20 5 5 0 0
Shona 145 65 15 0 55 0 0 0 0
Swahili 570 285 45 20 205 5 5 5 0
Ganda 70 35 10 0 25 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 350 165 25 0 145 0 5 5 0
Edo 50 25 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Igbo 125 60 15 0 50 0 0 0 0
Wolof 15 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bamanankan 5 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 80 50 10 5 10 0 0 0 0
Ga 35 10 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 335 175 40 0 110 5 0 0 0
African languages, n.i.e. 490 240 50 5 185 0 5 5 0
Creoles 490 175 75 40 170 5 10 15 0
Non-verbal languages 525 395 40 5 85 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 210 130 30 0 45 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 315 260 15 0 40 0 0 0 0
Other languages 405 250 45 0 110 0 10 0 0
Multiple responses 61,010 42,465 4,645 1,420 11,485 100 160 730 5
English and French 4,380 2,980 185 1,000 140 20 10 55 0
English and non-official language 53,235 37,655 4,195 215 10,820 25 115 210 5
French and non-official language 2,260 1,160 210 135 320 35 30 370 5
English, French and non-official language 1,140 670 55 75 210 30 10 95 0

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

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