Mother Tongue (263), Single and Multiple Mother Tongue Responses (3), Age (7) and Sex (3) for the Population Excluding Institutional Residents of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 Census - 100% Data

• Age (7): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details mother tongue , single and multiple mother tongue responses , age and sex for the population excluding institutional residents in British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

Mother Tongue (263)	Single and multiple mother tongue responses (3)
	Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responses^Footnote 1	Single mother tongue responses^Footnote 2	Multiple mother tongue responses^Footnote 3
Total - Mother tongue^Footnote 4	4,598,415	4,494,995	103,420
Official languages	3,330,955	3,227,530	103,415
English	3,271,420	3,170,110	101,315
French	71,705	57,420	14,280
Non-official languages	1,360,810	1,267,465	93,355
Aboriginal languages	10,450	8,435	2,020
Algonquian languages	1,375	1,045	330
Blackfoot	45	35	5
Cree-Montagnais languages	1,110	840	270
Atikamekw	0	0	0
Montagnais (Innu)	0	0	0
Moose Cree	5	0	0
Naskapi	0	0	0
Northern East Cree	20	15	5
Plains Cree	185	150	40
Southern East Cree	0	0	0
Swampy Cree	35	30	10
Woods Cree	65	60	10
Cree, n.o.s.	790	585	205
Eastern Algonquian languages	20	15	5
Malecite	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	15	15	0
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages	205	155	45
Algonquin	5	10	0
Ojibway	180	140	45
Oji-Cree	10	10	0
Ottawa (Odawa)	5	5	0
Algonquian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages	2,775	2,305	465
Northern Athabaskan languages	2,755	2,295	465
Babine (Wetsuwet'en)	130	110	20
Beaver	180	160	20
Carrier	1,200	1,005	195
Chilcotin	780	650	130
Dene	130	90	40
Dogrib (Tlicho)	5	0	5
Gwich'in	15	15	0
Sarsi (Sarcee)	0	0	0
Sekani	95	85	10
Slavey-Hare languages	95	75	25
North Slavey (Hare)	10	5	5
South Slavey	20	20	5
Slavey, n.o.s.	70	50	20
Tahltan languages	120	100	15
Kaska (Nahani)	15	15	0
Tahltan	100	90	15
Tutchone languages	5	5	0
Northern Tutchone	5	5	0
Southern Tutchone	0	0	0
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.	20	10	5
Haida	125	75	55
Inuit languages	105	80	25
Inuinnaqtun (Inuvialuktun)	20	10	5
Inuktitut	65	50	15
Inuit languages, n.i.e.	25	20	0
Iroquoian languages	25	15	10
Cayuga	0	0	0
Mohawk	15	10	10
Oneida	0	0	0
Iroquoian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5
Kutenai	115	100	10
Michif	55	35	20
Salish languages	2,820	2,270	555
Comox	85	80	5
Halkomelem	585	475	105
Lillooet	360	310	50
Okanagan	330	265	65
Shuswap (Secwepemctsin)	625	440	185
Squamish	55	40	20
Straits	110	80	30
Thompson (Ntlakapamux)	375	335	45
Salish languages, n.i.e.	290	250	40
Siouan languages	55	45	15
Dakota	35	30	5
Stoney	10	5	5
Siouan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0
Tlingit	30	30	0
Tsimshian languages	1,690	1,455	235
Gitxsan (Gitksan)	1,010	880	135
Nisga'a	450	385	65
Tsimshian	230	195	30
Wakashan languages	1,045	795	250
Haisla	145	95	50
Heiltsuk	120	95	25
Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala)	425	320	100
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)	350	275	70
Wakashan languages, n.i.e.	10	10	0
Aboriginal languages, n.o.s.	240	185	55
Non-Aboriginal languages	1,350,360	1,259,030	91,335
Afro-Asiatic languages	27,695	24,875	2,820
Berber languages	170	120	50
Kabyle	50	45	10
Berber languages, n.i.e.	120	80	40
Cushitic languages	1,635	1,505	130
Bilen	5	5	0
Oromo	230	205	20
Somali	1,380	1,275	105
Cushitic languages, n.i.e.	15	20	0
Semitic languages	25,825	23,195	2,625
Amharic	1,460	1,365	90
Arabic	19,645	17,480	2,160
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic	695	645	45
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic	455	440	15
Harari	20	25	0
Hebrew	2,260	2,065	200
Maltese	245	215	30
Tigrigna	880	805	80
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	170	150	15
Afro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e.	70	55	15
Austro-Asiatic languages	30,790	28,740	2,045
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,695	1,555	135
Vietnamese	29,050	27,150	1,905
Austro-Asiatic languages, n.i.e	40	35	5
Austronesian languages	112,395	96,535	15,860
Bikol	395	375	20
Cebuano	4,525	4,065	460
Fijian	530	470	65
Hiligaynon	1,630	1,470	165
Ilocano	5,700	5,240	465
Malagasy	30	20	5
Malay	4,280	3,900	390
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)	765	700	65
Pangasinan	315	300	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	92,870	78,765	14,100
Waray-Waray	230	215	15
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.	1,115	1,020	100
Creole languages	1,235	840	390
Haitian Creole	50	40	15
Creole, n.o.s.	750	500	255
Creole languages, n.i.e.	430	305	125
Dravidian languages	8,695	7,505	1,190
Kannada	340	280	60
Malayalam	2,735	2,385	345
Tamil	4,190	3,610	575
Telugu	1,365	1,170	190
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.	65	45	20
Hmong-Mien languages	145	140	5
Indo-European languages	633,895	588,175	45,720
Albanian	1,570	1,470	105
Armenian	1,290	1,195	90
Balto-Slavic languages	87,455	83,110	4,345
Baltic languages	1,115	1,065	50
Latvian	585	565	20
Lithuanian	530	505	25
Slavic languages	86,345	82,040	4,300
Belarusan	95	95	5
Bosnian	1,430	1,360	70
Bulgarian	2,100	2,025	80
Croatian	7,930	7,475	455
Czech	6,175	5,925	250
Macedonian	335	325	15
Polish	17,810	16,910	895
Russian	27,180	25,955	1,225
Serbian	7,315	7,045	265
Serbo-Croatian	1,445	1,390	55
Slovak	3,565	3,400	165
Slovene (Slovenian)	1,210	1,160	45
Ukrainian	9,395	8,635	755
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	365	345	20
Celtic languages	845	615	230
Scottish Gaelic	320	240	80
Welsh	325	280	45
Celtic languages, n.i.e.	195	95	100
Germanic languages	107,730	101,730	6,000
Afrikaans	3,705	3,265	445
Danish	4,870	4,665	210
Dutch	22,170	21,025	1,150
Frisian	305	290	15
German	70,580	66,885	3,700
Icelandic	310	275	30
Norwegian	2,160	2,010	150
Swedish	2,730	2,520	210
Vlaams (Flemish)	480	440	40
Yiddish	330	290	40
Germanic languages, n.i.e.	85	65	20
Greek	6,660	6,115	545
Indo-Iranian languages	324,720	297,800	26,920
Indo-Aryan languages	275,515	250,995	24,515
Bengali	3,515	3,175	340
Gujarati	8,075	6,895	1,185
Hindi	31,470	26,725	4,750
Kashmiri	70	60	5
Konkani	320	255	65
Marathi	725	620	105
Nepali	1,255	1,160	100
Oriya (Odia)	70	70	5
Punjabi (Panjabi)	214,600	198,810	15,790
Sindhi	1,975	1,675	295
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,910	1,675	235
Urdu	11,540	9,880	1,655
Iranian languages	48,750	46,390	2,355
Kurdish	1,915	1,770	145
Pashto	1,240	1,150	90
Persian (Farsi)	45,590	43,470	2,120
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	460	415	45
Italic (Romance) languages	103,625	96,135	7,490
Catalan	175	160	15
Italian	24,535	22,680	1,860
Portuguese	18,520	17,450	1,065
Romanian	9,165	8,730	435
Spanish	51,105	47,015	4,095
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.	125	105	20
Japanese	23,130	21,350	1,780
Kartvelian languages	85	85	5
Georgian	90	90	0
Korean	54,395	52,155	2,240
Mongolic languages	375	360	15
Mongolian	375	360	15
Niger-Congo languages	4,710	3,725	985
Akan (Twi)	600	495	105
Bamanankan	15	15	0
Edo	100	85	15
Ewe	105	85	15
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)	55	45	10
Ga	60	45	15
Ganda	105	90	15
Igbo	325	245	75
Lingala	115	75	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	150	110	40
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)	165	155	15
Shona	255	215	45
Swahili	1,065	805	260
Wolof	60	50	10
Yoruba	460	330	125
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,075	890	190
Nilo-Saharan languages	390	345	45
Dinka	115	105	10
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.	275	240	35
Sign languages	1,720	1,160	560
American Sign Language	740	470	275
Quebec Sign Language	5	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e	970	685	285
Sino-Tibetan languages	427,275	410,915	16,360
Chinese languages	424,645	408,415	16,230
Cantonese	202,705	193,530	9,175
Hakka	2,445	2,320	125
Mandarin	191,980	186,325	5,660
Min Dong	235	230	5
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)	11,720	11,210	510
Wu (Shanghainese)	4,630	4,540	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,715	10,050	665
Chinese languages, n.i.e.	210	205	5
Tibeto-Burman languages	2,630	2,500	125
Burmese	1,175	1,125	50
Karenic languages	850	820	30
Tibetan	345	330	15
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.	260	230	25
Tai-Kadai languages	4,310	3,985	325
Lao	1,220	1,100	115
Thai	3,065	2,865	200
Tai-Kadai languages, n.i.e	30	20	10
Turkic languages	4,340	4,140	200
Azerbaijani	540	530	10
Turkish	3,295	3,145	150
Uyghur	175	170	10
Uzbek	115	105	15
Turkic languages, n.i.e.	210	190	15
Uralic languages	14,190	13,495	695
Estonian	735	705	30
Finnish	3,955	3,755	200
Hungarian	9,490	9,025	465
Uralic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5
Other languages, n.i.e.	595	500	95

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

The category 'Total - Single and multiple mother tongue responses' indicates the number of respondents who reported each language, either as their only response, or in combination with another language. Total responses represent the sum of single mother tongue responses and multiple mother tongue responses received in the census.

Footnote 2

A single mother tongue response occurs when a respondent provides one language only.

Footnote 3

A multiple mother tongue response occurs when a respondent provides two or more languages.

Footnote 4

This is a total population count. The sum of the languages in this table is greater than the total population count because a person may report more than one language in the census.

n.i.e. = not included elsewhere
n.o.s. = not otherwise specified

Data quality note(s) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016060.