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US1970D_PVAR45
Language spoken in the home (mother tongue)
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Codes and Frequencies


 

Code Label
1970
met2
1Anglo-Saxon, English1,604,572
2Landsmaal, Landsmal, Norse, Norwegian6,114
3Swedish6,264
4Dane, Danish, Dano-Norwegian2,002
5Afrikaans, Boer, Dutch, Freece, Friesh, Frisian, Hollandish, Netherlandic, Netherlandish, Plaameh3,564
6Creole, French, French Creole, Gascon, Haitian Creole, Norman, Occitanian, Picard, Pidgin Creole, Provencal, Walloon, Wallon, West Flanders26,012
7Breton, Cornish, Welsh335
10Alsation, Austrian, Bavarian, Bayrish, Choimen, German, Gothic, Granish, High German, Low German, Luxembourg, Luxembourgish, Luxemburgen, Patou, Pennsylvania Dutch, Pennsylvania German, Plattdeutsch, Pomeranian, Prussian, Rhenish, Saxon, Schweitzer Deutsch, Swabian, Swiss, Thuringian, Viennese60,722
11Polak, Polish24,495
12Bohemian, Czech, Maehrish, Mahrish, Moravian4,463
13Slovak5,048
14African Native Language (not specified)42
15Congo, Kongo, Luba, Ruanda, Rundi, Santali, Swahili55
16Ainu, Cambodian, Chaobon, Chukchee, Gilyak, Hyperborean, Kha, Khasi, Khmer, Kolarian, Kranver, Kraver, Lawa, Moi, Mon, Mon-Khmer, Munda, Munda-Kol, Palaung, Tongan, Wa, Yenisey, Yukagir31
17Adamawa, Bangala, Bantu, Bena, Bobangi, Chichewa, Duala, Efik, Fan, Fang, Fula, Fulani, Ganda, Ibo, Igbo, Kanuri, Kembowe, Kikamba, Kikongo, Kikuyu, Kwa, Lingala, Luganda, Make, Makua, Mandingo, Mbundu, Mossi, Nandi, Ndongo, Nigerian, Ntum, Nyamwesi-Sukuma, Pahouin, Pamue, Pangwe, Pokot, Runyakitara, Runyakole, Rwamba, Sekwena, Senufo, Shona, Sotho, Sukuma, Togo, Twi, Twi-Fante, Vie, Wakweli, Xhosa, Yoruba, Zulu66
18Bambara, Bariba, Bura, Dinka, Fanti, Hatsa, Jukun, Khoisan, Kpelle, Maninka, Mano, Masai, Nilotic, Nubian, Nuer, Nver, Saho, Sandawe, Senadi, Sudanese, Sudanic, Sup'ide, Vai, Wolof24
19Great Russian, Russian3,268
20Belorussian, Byelo Russian, White Russian30
21Cossackian, Little Russian, Ruthenian, Slavonian, Ukrainian2,543
22Jmoud, Latvian, Lettish, Lithuanian, Litvak2,921
23Finnic, Finnish, Livonian, Votic2,190
24Hungarian, Magyar, Ostyak, Ugric, Vogul4,502
25Croatian, Gottcheer, Pliti, Serbian, Seroo-Croatian, Yugoslavian2,366
26Carinthian, Carniolan, Slovene, Slovenian, Slovensko915
27Kutzo-Vlach, Moldovian, Rumanian, Tsintsar, Wallachian600
Code Label
1970
met2
28Jewish, Yiddish15,989
29Judaeo-Spanish, Ladino, Sephardic10
30Almpania, Attic, Cyprian, Cypriot, Greek, Hellenic, Hellenistic, Homeric, Koine, Minoan, Romaic4,575
31Calabrian, Corsican, unreadable, unreadable, Italian, Latin, unreadable, Pidmontese,unreadable-Roamnce, Rhaetian, Romansh, Sardinian, Sicilian, Tuscan, Tyrolean40,991
32Aragonese,Castilian,Catalan,Catalonian,Cuban,Mexican,Papia Mentae,Papiamento,Puerto Rican,Spanish,Valencian78,055
33Brazilian,Galician,Gallego,Portuguese3,524
34Basque76
35Dalmatian,Hervat,Horvat,Hrvat,Montenegrin,Morlak101
36Adyghe,Avar,Caucasic,Chechenian,Circassian,Georgian,Mingrelian,Svanetic5
37Caledonian,Chaldean,Iraqi14
39Maltese138
40Japanese,Okinawan4,077
41Chinese,Mandelese,Tsingtuin3,534
42Arabic,Saudi1,256
43Cantonese,Yueh67
44Chinese-Mandarin,Kuo Yu,Mandarin,Pekinese,Yunnan21
45Amoy,Foochow,Fukienese,Hakka,Min,Mingpo,Shanghai,Shanghai Dialect,Shaosing,Wu8
46Algerian,Moorish,Moroccan,Tunisian3
47Accadian,Akkadian,Aramaic,Assyrian,Canaanite,Damascus,Jerusalem Arabic,Jordanian,Kosunats,Lebanese,Miminuche,Palestinian,Phoenician,Phonecian,Syrian,Syric,Ugaritic620
48Egyptian12
49Aleut,Eskimo226
50Icelandic110
51Belgian,Flemish,Vlaamisch636
52Manx,Scotch,Scots-Gaelic,Scottish146
53Bulgarian,Lusatian,Macedonian,Sorbian,Wendish207
Code Label
1970
met2
54Albanese,Albanian,Gheg,Tocharian,Tosk166
55Arhedian,Armenian1,009
56Avestan,Farssi,Farsy,Iranian,Mohammed,Pahlavi,Pehlavi,Persian,Pfarsi199
57Afghan,Balochi,Baluchi,Caspian,Kurdish,Ossete,Pashto,Pushtu29
58Hindi,Hindi-Urdu,Hindu,Hindustani,Urdu262
59Celtic,Erse,Gaelic,Irish,Irish Gaelic929
60Hebrew1,112
61Abyssinian,Amharic,Ethiopian,Geez,Tigre,Tigrina13
62Berber, Chad, Cushite, Galla, Gdder, Hamitic, Hausa, Kotoko, Kushite, Oromp, Shilh, Somali,Tuareg13
63Cheremiss, Estonian ,Estonion, Kamas, Karelian, Komi, Lapp, Lappish, Lapponic, Marl, Mordvinian, Mordwin, Ostyak Samoyed, Permian, Samoyed, Tawgi Samoyed, Vot Yak, Yenisey, Yurak143
64Turkish,Turkoman,Jighur 263
65Azerbaijani,Buryat,Chuvash,Goldi,Halha,Kalmuk,Karakalpak,Kazakh,Ki rghiz',Leskin,Manchu,Mongol,Orochee,Tatar,Tungus,Tun guzlc,Turcoman,Uzbek6
66Gypsy,Romany19
67Libyan5
68Rajasthani,Sanskrit,Sindhi,Sinhalese,Vedic225
69Annamese, Viet Namese, Vietnamese43
70Korean516
71Lao, Lu,Nung,Shan, Siamese, Thai, Tho124
72Burmese, Karen, Lisu, Lolo19
73Ch'uan Mino, Chin, Ching Pan ,Kuki, Lushai, Meo, Miao, Miao-Yao, Moso, Na-Khi, Naga, Tibetan, Yao2
74Bhil, Bhili, Brahui, Canarese, Dravidian, Gond, Goldi, Jelugu, Kanarese, Konkani, Malayalm, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu103
75Bahasa-Indonesia, Balinese, Batak, Bugi, Dayak, Indonesian, Madurese, Malay, Malayan, Minangkabau52
76Formosan, Javanese, Malagasy, Sundanese, Taiwanese45
77Aklan, Bikol, Bisaya, Cebuan, Chamorro, Filipino, Hanunoo, Hiligaynon, Ibanag, Igorot, Illacano, Ilocano, Iloko, Lanao Moro, Palavan, Pampango, Phillipino, Samar-Leyte, Tagalog, Tagbanuwa, Tiruray, Visayan, Waray2,192
78Fijian, Futuna, Geda ged, Gilbertese, Guamanian, Guarnian, Iatmul, Ifa luk, Kapingamarangian, Kusaien, Melanesian, Micronesian, Maori, Marquesan, Marshallese, Motuna, Papuan, Polynesian, Ponapean, Rotuman, Samoan, Tahitian, Takia, Tonga, Tuamotuan, Uvean, Vaskia, Woleai-Ulithi, Yapese232
Code Label
1970
met2
79Hawaiian262
80American Indian Tribe, (not specified), Tlingit293
81Absentee Shawnee, Algonquian, Arapaho, Arapahoe, Atsina, Black Bob, Blackfeet, Blackfoot, Black River, Bloods, Bois Fort, Bois Fort Chippewa, Brotherton, Buffalo Chief Band, Cahokia, Chaa, Chenango, Cheyenne, Chickahordny, Chickamuxen, Chippewa, Christian, Citizen Band, Cree, Delaware, Desert Band, Eastern Alogonquian, Eel River, Fox, Gay Head, Gros Ventres (Atsina), Hassanamisco, Housatonic, Illinois, Kainah, Kaskaskia, Kickapoo, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lake Superior, L'Anse Band, La Pointe Band, Mahican, Marameg, Mashpee, Mattapony, Mattawoman, Menominee, Mesquakie, Miami, Miami and Illinois, Michigamia, Mille Lac, Missisauga Band, Mississippi Chippewa, Mohegan, Mohigan, Montauk, Munsee, Nanjemoy, Nansemond, Nanticoke, Narraganset, Niantic, Nipmuck, Ojibway, Omisiseaters, Ontonagan Band, Oswego, Ottawa, Pamunkey, Passamaquoddy, Patuxent, Paugusett, Pembina Chippewa, Penobscot, Peoria, Pequot, Piankashaw, Piegan, Pillager Chippewa, Piscataway, Pomonkey, Poosepatuck, Potawatomi, Potopaco, Powhatan, Rappahannock,227
82Anadaca, Anadarko, Arikara, Asinais, Caddo, Caddoan, Cano, Hainai, Iona, Ioni, Kichai, Pani, Pawnee, Peak Band, Skidi, Tawakoni, Waco, Wichita5
83Cattaragus, Cayuga, Cherokee, Corn Planter, Eastern Cherokee, Erie, Huron, Iroquoian, Iroquois, Mohawk, Neuter, Nottoway, Oneida, Onodaga, Ononadaga, Potomac, Red Legs, St . Regis, Seneca, Tonawanda, Tuscarora, Wyandot, YroquoisWerowocomoco223
84Acoma, Cochiti, Keres, Keresan, Laguna, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Santo Domingo, Sia Zia40
85Abihka, Alabama, Alibamu, Alabama Quassarte, Ani-Kauita, Ani-Kusa, Appalachicola, Chicaza, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Coushatta, Creek, Florida, Hitchiti, Houma, Kashiti, Kawita, Koasati, Mississippi Choctaw, Muscogee, Muskhogean, Muskho gi, Oakfuskee, Quassarte, Seminole, Stincards179
86Acachin, Papago, Pima, Piman91
87Bitter Root Salish, Carlos, Charlo, Chehalis, Chief Moses, Clallam, Coeur d'Aiene, Columbia, Colville, Cowlitz, Dwamish, Etakmur Dwamish, Flathead, Georgetown, Humptulip, Kalispel, Kaw, Lake Metlow, Lakes, Lummi, Methow, Muckleshoot, Nespelim, Nestucca, Nisqualli, Nooksak, Okinagan, Pend d' Oreille, Pisquow, Puyallup, Quinaielt, Quinault, Salish, Salishan, Sanpoel, Saspoil, Satsop, Senijextee, Shoalwater, Sinkuise, Skagit, S'Klallam, Skokomish, Skwawksnamish, Smulkamish, Snohomish, Snoqualmu, Spokan, Spakane16
88Cayuse, Des Chutes, John Day, Joseph's Band, Kahmiltpah, Klamath, Klikatat, Klikatat, Kowwasayee, Liaywas, Lituamian, Middle Oregon, Modoc, Molala, Nez Perces, Ochechot es, Paloos, Palouse, Palus, Shahaptian, Shapawailutan, Tenino, Topenish, Topinish, Tyigh, Umatilla, Waiilatpuan, Walla Walla, Walula, Warm Springs, Yakima36
89Agua Caliente, Augustine, Bannock, Battle Mountain, Broaken Mountain, Cabazon, Cahuilla, Capote, Cedar City, ChemehueviCold Spring, Comanche, Cumumbah, Cupeno, Duck Water, Fort McDermitt, Gabrieleno, Gapote, Goship, Goshiute, Goshute, Grand River, Hano, Hopi, Juaneno, Kaibab, Kanosh, Kaviawach, Kawaiisu, Kawia, Kern River, Kitanemuk, Koosharem, Koso, La Jolla, Lemhi, Luiseno, Mission Creek, Moache, Monachi, Mono, Moqui, Morongo, Pah-Ute, Pahvant, Paiute, Pala, Palm Springs, Panamint, Pannaiti, Pauma, Paviotso, Pawipits, Pechanga, Penateka, Pikakwanarats, Pyramid Lake, Ramona, Rincon, Salmon River, San Gabriel, San Juan Capistrano, San Luiseno, San Manuel, San Pasqual, Sanpet, Santa Rosa, Serrano, Seuvarits, Sheepeater, Shiuwits, Shoshone, Shoshonean, Shoshoni, Snake, Soboba, Sogup, Southern Ute, Tabeguache, Tehachapi, Te-Moak, Timpaiauats, Torres-Martinez, Towa, Tubatnlabal, Tukuarika, Tulareno, Twenty-nine Palms, Uintah Ute, Uncompahgre, Unita, Ute, Vanyume, Walapapi, Walker River, Washaki,Wemenuchi, White R166
90Absaraka, Akansea, Arkansa, Assiniboin, Assiniboine, Atfalato, Aunce-pa-pas, Blackfoot Sioux, Brule Sioux, Catawba, Cheyenne River Sioux, Chiwere, Chongaskethon Dog, Crow, Crow Creek Sioux, Cuthead Sioux, Dakota, Devil's Lake, Dhegiha, Esaw, Flandreau Sioux, Gens Des Prairies, Gros Ventres (Hidatsa), Hactions, Hidatsa, Hunkpapa, Iowa, Issa, Issati, Kadapau, Kansa, Kauea, Keansa, Lakota, Loafer Sioux, Lower Brule Sioux, Lower Yanktonai Sioux, Mandan, Mawtawbauntowahs214
91Mdewakanton, Midewakanton, Minitari, Minniconjou Sioux, Missouri, Nadowessioux, Nakota, Naudowessies, Nauyasa, Nehogatawonams, Oglala Sioux, Omaha, Osage, Oto, Pabaska Sioux, Yachaha, Papikaha, Ponca, Quadebathon, Quapaw, Rosebud Sioux, Sans Arc Sioux, Santee Sioux, Shahsweentowahs, Sihasapa, Siouan, Sioux, Sisseton Sioux, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux, Standing Rock Sioux, Teton Sioux, Tinthonha, Toyengan, Two Kettle Sioux, Waccampaw, Wahpekute, Wahpetan, Winnebago, Wolf Tribe, Yanktonai Sioux, Yankton Sioux35
92Barona Rancho, Baron Long, Campo, Capitan Grande, Cocopah, Diegueno, Havasupai, Hualapai, Inaja Cosmit, La Posta ,Los Coyotes, Manzanita, Maricopa, Mesa Grande, Mohave, Mohave Apache, Mojave, Quechan, Santa Isabel, Santa Ysabel, Sycuan, Viejas, Walapai., Yavapai, Yuma, Yuma Apache, Yuman29
93Zuni, Zunian40
94Aztecan, Nahuatl, Uto-Aztecan3
95Ahteha, Alaskan Athapaskan, Apache, Arivaipa Apache, Athapaskan, Bear River, Cahto, Chandelar River, Chastacosta, Chericahua Apache, Chetco, Chetko, Chilula Apache, Chiricahua Apache, Copper River, Coquille, Cow Creek, Coyotero Apache, Crescent City, Crow River, Darok, Dindjie, Dine, Galeese Creek, Galice Creek, Grave Creek, Han, Hahkutchin, Hoopa, Hupa, Inde, Ingalik, Jicarilla Appache, Joshua, Kai-Pomo, Kaiyuhkhotana, Kalawatset, Kato, Kenaitze, Kiowa Appache, Koyukon, Kutcha Kutchin, Kutchin, Kwatami, Lipan Appache, Loucheux, Lower Tanana, Lower Umpoqua, Mattole, Mescalero Apache, Mimbreno Apache, Miskut, Mogollon Apache, Moguenodon, Moquenodun, Nabesna, Nabesnatana, Nahane, Natsitkutchin, N'De, Nukluktana, Oja Caliente Band, Pinal, Pinaleno Apache, Rogue River, Saiaz, San Carlos Apache, Sermalton, Smith River, Takelma, Takelman, Tanana, Tenaina, Tenankutchin, Tenas, Tennuth, Tinde, Tlatskanai, Tolowa, Tonto Apache, Tranjik, Tsiltaden Apache, Tukkuthkutchin, Tututni, Umpqua, Unakhotana, Upper Coquille, Vun181
96Navaho, Navajo918
97"Other" circle - not specified7,655
98"Other" circle blank - entry of unspecified language5,025
99Not reported (blank)88,762