page_title: Demographics of Nova Scotia
section_title: Languages
hierarchical_section_title: Demographics of Nova Scotia / Languages
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Carte linguistique de la province de la Nouvelle-Écosse (source de données: Statistique Canada, recensement de 2006). rouge - majorité anglophone, moins de 33% de francophones orange - majorité anglophone, plus de 33% de francophones bleu - majorité francophone, moins de 33% d'anglophones vert - majorité francophone, plus de 33% d'anglophones brun - majorité allophone (autochtones) gris - données non disponibles English: Language map of the province of Nova Scotia (reference: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census. Red - English majority, less than 33% French Orange - English majority, more than 33% French Blue - French majority, less than 33% English Green - French majority, more than 33% French Brown - Aboriginal majority Grey - No statistics available
context_page_description: Nova Scotia is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². Its population of 921,727 makes it the fourth least populous province of the country.
context_section_description: The 2011 Canadian census showed a population of 921,727.
  Of the 904,285 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were: 
  There were also 275 single-language responses for Turkish; 195 for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 30 for Malay; 100 for Bantu languages; 70 for Kurdish; 120 for Slovak; and 5 for Estonian. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.
caption: Mother tongue in Nova Scotia: Red – majority anglophone, Orange – mixed, Blue – majority francophone.
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