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Table 1
Population with an Aboriginal mother tongue by language family, main languages within these families and their main provincial and territorial concentrations, Canada, 2011
Description
This table displays the results of table 1 population with an aboriginal mother tongue by language family. The information is grouped by aboriginal language families and main languages (appearing as row headers), provincial and territorial main concentrations and population (appearing as column headers).
| Aboriginal language families and main languages |
Provincial and territorial main concentrationsFootnote 1 | PopulationFootnote 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Algonquian languages | Manitoba (24.7%), Quebec (23.0%) | 144,015 |
| Cree languagesFootnote 3 | Saskatchewan (28.8%), Manitoba (24.0%), Alberta (21.9%) and Quebec (18.5%) | 83,475 |
| OjibwayFootnote 3 | Ontario (46.3%) and Manitoba (44.3%) | 19,275 |
| Innu/MontagnaisFootnote 3 | Quebec (80.9%) and Newfoundland and Labrador (18.7%) | 10,965 |
| Oji-CreeFootnote 3 | Manitoba (69.1%) and Ontario (30.7%) | 10,180 |
| Mi'kmaqFootnote 3 | Nova Scotia (60.2%) and New Brunswick (27.5%) | 8,030 |
| AtikamekwFootnote 3 | Quebec (99.9%) | 5,915 |
| BlackfootFootnote 3 | Alberta (97.5%) | 3,250 |
| Inuit languages | Nunavut (61.6%) and Quebec (31.3%) | 35,500 |
| InuktitutFootnote 3 | Nunavut (63.1%) and Quebec (32.3%) | 34,110 |
| Athapaskan languages | Saskatchewan (40.5%) and Northwest Territories (22.7%) | 20,700 |
| DeneFootnote 3 | Saskatchewan (70.6%) and Alberta (15.2%) | 11,860 |
| Tlicho (Dogrib) | Northwest Territories (96.2%) | 2,080 |
| Slavey, n.o.s. | Northwest Territories (85.9%) | 1,595 |
| Carrier | British Columbia (98.0%) | 1,525 |
| Siouan languages | Alberta (76.9%) and Manitoba (16.6%) | 4,425 |
| StoneyFootnote 3 | Alberta (99.5%) | 3,155 |
| Dakota | Manitoba (62.5%) and Alberta (21.6%) | 1,160 |
| Salish languages | British Columbia (98.0%) | 2,950 |
| Shuswap (Secwepemctsin) | British Columbia (97.0%) | 675 |
| Halkomelem | British Columbia (98.2%) | 570 |
| Tsimshian languages | British Columbia (98.1%) | 1,815 |
| Gitksan | British Columbia (98.9%) | 925 |
| Nisga'a | British Columbia (96.7%) | 615 |
| Wakashan languages | British Columbia (95.3%) | 1,075 |
| Kwakiutl (Kwak'wala) | British Columbia (98.0%) | 495 |
| Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) | British Columbia (90.6%) | 320 |
| Iroquoian languages | Ontario (82.7%) and Quebec (10.6%) | 1,040 |
| Mohawk | Ontario (73.4%) and Quebec (18.3%) | 545 |
| Michif | Saskatchewan (40.6%), Manitoba (26.6%) and Alberta (11.7%) | 640 |
| Tlingit | Yukon (84.6%) and British Columbia (11.5%) | 130 |
| Kutenai | British Columbia (100%) | 100 |
| Haida | British Columbia (93.3%) | 75 |
| Aboriginal languages, n.i.e. | British Columbia (43.6%) and Ontario (30.2%) | 1,010 |
| Total Aboriginal mother-tongue population (single and multiple responses) |
Quebec (20.9%), Manitoba (17.7%) and Saskatchewan (16.0%) | 213,490 |
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n.o.s. means 'not otherwise specified.' Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. |
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