German language still second place, Arabic on the rise | therecord
WATERLOO REGION — We overwhelmingly speak English here. But German still clings to its past strength as the top second language.
Language results from the 2011 census were released Wednesday.
English is the mother tongue of 76 per cent of Waterloo Region residents. By an even greater percentage it’s the language spoken most often at home.
The number two mother tongue? It remains German at just over three per cent of the population, a reflection of the region’s German heritage and on immigration shortly after the Second World War.
WATERLOO REGION — We overwhelmingly speak English here. But German still clings to its past strength as the top second language.
Language results from the 2011 census were released Wednesday.
English is the mother tongue of 76 per cent of Waterloo Region residents. By an even greater percentage it’s the language spoken most often at home.
The number two mother tongue? It remains German at just over three per cent of the population, a reflection of the region’s German heritage and on immigration shortly after the Second World War.
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