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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 Calgary
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 1,205,175 1,023,585 75,930 12,045 90,300 490 1,420 1,385 20
Single responses 1,178,380 1,004,780 73,870 11,235 85,585 440 1,320 1,135 20
English 855,020 825,280 3,465 6,160 19,650 15 30 415 0
French 18,600 10,400 3,245 4,285 485 25 90 75 0
Non-official languages 304,765 169,100 67,160 790 65,445 405 1,195 645 15
Aboriginal languages 920 550 70 0 295 0 0 5 0
Algonquian languages 595 340 35 0 215 0 0 5 0
Algonquin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atikamekw 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blackfoot 270 135 25 0 110 0 0 0 0
Cree languages 250 160 5 0 75 0 5 0 0
Cree, n.o.s. 250 160 10 0 75 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 0 0 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 70 45 0 0 25 0 0 5 0
Oji-Cree 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e. 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michif 15 15 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Athapaskan languages 135 110 5 0 20 0 0 0 0
Carrier 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wetsuweten 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chilcotin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dene 20 15 0 0 5 0 0 5 0
Tlicho (Dogrib) 5 0 0 0 0 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 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavey, n.o.s. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sarcee 105 85 5 0 15 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 5 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 5 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 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) 0 0 0 0 0 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 115 50 20 0 45 0 0 0 0
Dakota 30 10 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Stoney 85 40 15 0 30 0 0 0 0
Siouan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tlingit 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tsimshian languages 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gitksan 5 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 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) 0 0 0 0 0 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 20 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuktitut 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Inuinnaqtun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuvialuktun 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inuit languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. 15 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Romance languages 34,735 17,495 8,310 200 8,405 135 50 130 5
Italian 5,590 3,200 590 35 1,715 0 5 35 0
Portuguese 2,680 1,355 480 10 820 0 10 10 0
Romanian 3,830 1,800 1,030 15 940 15 15 10 0
Spanish 22,600 11,115 6,210 145 4,915 110 25 75 0
Catalan 25 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Romance languages, n.i.e. 10 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages 20,430 13,210 1,745 65 5,285 5 20 90 5
Dutch 4,370 2,830 310 10 1,190 0 10 30 5
Flemish 90 65 5 5 15 0 0 0 0
Frisian 45 35 5 0 10 0 0 0 0
German 13,195 8,750 990 40 3,340 5 10 55 5
Yiddish 100 70 5 0 25 0 0 0 0
Scandinavian languages 1,815 1,160 160 0 480 0 0 5 0
Danish 1,020 675 45 0 295 0 5 5 0
Icelandic 65 35 10 0 20 5 0 0 0
Norwegian 435 275 85 0 75 0 0 0 0
Swedish 290 180 25 0 90 0 0 0 0
Afrikaans 805 295 285 0 225 0 0 0 0
Germanic languages, n.i.e. 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages 135 100 5 5 30 0 0 0 0
Gaelic languages 65 50 0 0 15 0 0 0 0
Welsh 75 50 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Celtic languages, n.i.e. 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Slavic languages 27,995 15,225 5,500 85 6,945 35 135 75 5
Belarusian (Byelorussian) 25 15 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Bosnian 820 445 170 0 195 0 5 5 0
Bulgarian 810 355 240 0 205 5 5 0 0
Croatian 1,960 955 325 10 660 0 0 5 0
Czech 1,405 730 215 10 450 0 5 5 0
Macedonian 130 60 40 0 25 0 0 5 0
Polish 7,855 4,175 1,515 15 2,095 15 10 25 0
Russian 7,610 3,990 1,875 20 1,615 10 75 20 0
Serbian 1,750 815 480 10 430 5 5 5 0
Serbo-Croatian 500 255 120 0 125 0 0 0 0
Slovak 1,100 540 245 5 300 0 5 5 0
Slovenian 265 170 25 0 65 0 0 0 0
Ukrainian 3,690 2,665 245 10 740 5 20 10 5
Slavic languages, n.i.e. 80 50 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Baltic languages 345 225 35 0 80 0 5 0 0
Latvian 150 100 10 0 40 0 0 0 0
Lithuanian 195 125 25 0 40 0 5 0 0
Greek 1,510 730 160 5 600 5 0 5 0
Armenian 245 110 65 0 60 0 5 0 5
Albanian 1,020 475 260 0 270 0 5 0 0
Georgian 65 35 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Finno-Ugric languages 3,995 2,260 505 10 1,160 0 20 25 0
Estonian 95 60 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Finnish 365 240 30 0 95 0 0 5 0
Hungarian 3,530 1,965 470 10 1,045 5 20 20 0
Turkic languages 1,335 650 300 0 360 5 20 5 0
Azerbaijani 135 65 30 0 40 0 10 0 0
Turkish 995 505 220 5 260 0 5 5 0
Turkic languages, n.i.e. 200 80 50 0 60 0 10 0 0
Mongolian 290 160 100 0 30 0 0 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages 20,505 10,570 4,785 130 4,760 105 105 60 0
Berber languages (Kabyle) 30 5 15 5 5 0 0 0 0
Cushitic languages 1,660 810 435 10 385 0 25 5 0
Oromo 595 275 175 5 135 0 5 0 0
Somali 1,065 535 260 0 250 0 15 0 0
Semitic languages 18,740 9,740 4,320 110 4,355 90 75 55 0
Amharic 3,060 1,735 675 0 625 0 10 5 0
Arabic 13,560 6,960 3,210 105 3,115 90 35 45 0
Hebrew 425 205 90 0 120 0 5 0 0
Maltese 30 25 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Tigrigna 1,250 620 270 0 340 0 15 0 0
Semitic languages, n.i.e. 415 200 70 0 135 0 10 0 0
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e. 70 15 15 5 25 5 0 0 0
Indo-Iranian languages 66,865 38,560 15,890 80 11,870 35 375 50 0
Indo-Aryan languages 57,710 33,340 13,705 60 10,200 25 335 40 0
Bengali 3,135 1,560 1,050 5 490 5 15 0 0
Gujarati 4,050 1,970 855 5 1,170 5 55 0 0
Hindi 5,180 2,540 1,235 20 1,375 0 20 5 0
Konkani 155 85 15 0 55 0 0 0 0
Marathi 465 230 110 0 125 0 5 0 0
Panjabi (Punjabi) 29,025 18,320 6,625 25 3,905 10 125 10 0
Sindhi 1,620 765 275 5 555 0 20 0 0
Sinhala (Sinhalese) 825 390 225 5 210 0 0 0 0
Urdu 12,525 7,085 3,105 10 2,215 10 90 15 0
Nepali 740 410 230 0 100 0 0 0 0
Iranian languages 8,340 4,830 2,010 20 1,430 5 35 5 0
Kurdish 690 395 140 0 145 0 0 0 0
Pashto 1,160 670 250 0 215 0 20 0 0
Persian (Farsi) 6,490 3,755 1,625 15 1,070 10 10 10 0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 820 395 175 0 240 0 5 0 0
Dravidian languages 3,105 1,415 765 5 880 0 40 5 0
Kannada 180 70 40 0 65 0 0 5 0
Malayalam 1,115 480 300 5 305 0 20 0 0
Tamil 1,285 655 305 0 315 0 10 0 0
Telugu 510 200 115 0 180 0 10 0 0
Dravidian languages, n.i.e. 25 10 5 0 5 0 0 0 0
Japanese 2,105 1,135 385 5 575 0 0 5 0
Korean 7,650 4,595 2,030 25 995 0 5 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages 60,075 35,540 13,590 55 10,655 20 165 50 0
Chinese languages 59,265 35,080 13,375 55 10,535 20 155 50 5
Cantonese 20,175 12,165 3,975 10 3,935 0 70 10 0
Chaochow (Teochow) 190 85 30 0 70 0 5 0 0
Fukien 210 95 25 0 85 0 5 0 0
Hakka 95 45 10 0 45 0 5 0 0
Mandarin 11,385 6,125 3,365 10 1,825 10 35 5 0
Shanghainese 75 40 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Taiwanese 175 80 35 0 60 0 0 0 0
Chinese, n.o.s. 26,965 16,445 5,920 35 4,490 10 35 25 0
Tibetan languages 325 185 85 0 45 0 5 0 0
Burmese 205 115 55 0 30 0 0 0 0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 290 155 85 0 50 0 5 0 0
Tai languages 985 525 170 5 285 0 0 0 0
Lao 490 275 80 5 130 5 0 0 0
Thai 500 250 95 0 155 0 0 0 0
Austro-Asiatic languages 13,320 8,150 2,900 25 2,155 10 40 40 0
Khmer (Cambodian) 820 480 145 0 180 0 0 5 0
Vietnamese 12,505 7,670 2,755 20 1,980 10 40 35 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages 30,800 14,560 8,515 35 7,490 10 105 70 0
Bisayan languages 1,440 565 375 5 455 0 35 0 0
Ilocano 1,605 735 375 5 460 0 30 5 0
Malay 590 280 120 0 185 0 5 5 0
Pampango 130 70 30 0 35 0 0 0 0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 26,560 12,710 7,510 30 6,210 5 20 65 0
Bikol 110 45 30 0 30 0 5 0 0
Malagasy 15 5 0 0 10 5 0 0 0
Fijian 60 30 10 0 20 0 0 0 0
Pangasinan 70 30 15 0 20 0 5 0 0
Malayo-Polynesian languages, n.i.e. 225 90 60 0 65 0 15 0 0
Niger-Congo languages 3,635 1,495 505 40 1,505 35 40 15 0
Akan (Twi) 485 210 75 5 195 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages 1,450 595 220 20 555 20 25 10 0
Lingala 45 15 10 0 15 0 0 0 0
Rundi (Kirundi) 80 25 10 5 25 10 5 5 0
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 70 25 5 5 15 5 5 0 0
Shona 235 110 35 0 90 0 5 0 0
Swahili 555 240 80 5 210 5 5 0 5
Ganda 30 15 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Bantu languages, n.i.e. 435 170 65 0 190 5 5 0 0
Edo 60 40 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Igbo 455 195 60 0 200 0 0 0 0
Wolof 40 15 15 5 5 0 5 0 0
Bamanankan 10 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Ewe 40 15 5 0 20 5 0 0 0
Ga 35 15 5 0 15 0 0 0 0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 1,065 425 125 5 490 5 10 5 0
African languages, n.i.e. 1,870 850 425 5 540 0 50 0 0
Creoles 460 225 80 20 115 0 10 5 5
Non-verbal languages 225 185 10 0 30 0 0 0 0
American Sign Language 80 60 10 0 10 0 0 0 0
Quebec Sign Language 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sign languages, n.i.e. 145 130 0 0 25 0 0 0 0
Other languages 130 65 30 0 30 0 0 0 0
Multiple responses 26,795 18,805 2,060 815 4,715 45 95 255 5
English and French 2,980 2,155 80 640 70 5 5 30 0
English and non-official language 22,220 15,765 1,845 80 4,375 10 70 80 0
French and non-official language 1,045 530 115 65 180 15 30 120 0
English, French and non-official language 545 350 25 30 90 20 0 35 0

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

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