List of languages of Nigeria
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The number of languages currently estimated and catalogued in Nigeria is 521.
This is only a partial list of Languages of Nigeria.
Living Languages
| Alphabetic order | By population |
|---|---|
| Abanyom | 12500 |
| Abon | 1000 |
| Abua | 25000 |
| Abureni | N/A |
| Acipa, Eastern | 5000 |
| Acipa, Western | 20000 |
| Aduge | 1904 |
| Afade | 25000 |
| Agatu | 70000 |
| Agoi | 12000 |
| Agwagwune | 20000 |
| Ahan | 300 |
| Ake | 2000 |
| Akpa | 26894 |
| Bade | 250000 |
| Ebira | 1000000 |
| Edo | 1000000 |
| Efik | 400000 |
| Fulfulde | N/A |
| Gwari | N/A |
| Hausa | 18525000 |
| Ibibio | 2000000 |
| Idoma | 600000 |
| Igala | 800000 |
| Igbo | 18000000 |
| Ika | 22772 |
| Isoko | 423000 |
| Izon | 1000000 |
| Kalabari | 257764 |
| Kam | 5000 |
| Kamantan | 10000 |
| Kanuri | 3000000 |
| Nupe | 800000 |
| Tiv | 2212000 |
| Ukue | 14085 |
| Ukwa | 100 |
| Ukwuani | 150000 |
| Urhobo | 546000 |
| Yoruba | 18850000 |
| Yukuben | 15000 |
| Zarma | 87800 |
| Zeem | 1708 |
Extinct Languages
| Alphabetic order | Extinct |
|---|---|
| Ajawa | Extinct |
| Auyokawa | Extinct |
[edit] References
- Ethnologue Listing of Nigerian Languages
- Blench, Roger (n.d.) Atlas of Nigerian Languages, ed. III (revised and amended edition of Crozier & Blench 1992)
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