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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.
[edit] 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 |
| Avhianwu |
150000 |
| 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 |
1 |
| Ukwuani |
150000 |
| Urhobo |
546000 |
| Yoruba |
18850000 |
| Yukuben |
15000 |
| Zarma |
87800 |
| Zeem |
1708 |
[edit] Extinct Languages
| Alphabetic order |
Extinct |
| Ajawa |
Extinct |
| Auyokawa |
Extinct |
| Basa-Gumna |
Extinct |
| Gamo-Ningi |
Extinct |
| Holma |
Extinct |
[edit] References
