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Nigeria

Nigeria is home to 553 languages, spoken across West Africa. Explore them on the map or in the full list below.

Capital Abuja
Nationality Nigerian
Currency Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Languages 553
Independence Oct 1, 1960
525 active 22 endangered 6 extinct

Where the languages are spoken

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Adara 500K Abua 100K Anaang 3M Alago 800K Abishi Agwagwune Akpes Amo Arigidi Arabic Abanyom Abon Abureni Acipa Aduge Afade Agatu Agoi Àhàn Ahwai Ajiya Ake Akpa Akuku Alumu-Tesu Ambo Áncá Aninka Ashe Atsam Awak Ayere Ayu Asu 4K Endangered Ajawa Extinct Akum Adja Berom 1M Bekwarra 210K Bokyi Boghom Bura-Pabir Bakpinka Endangered Bille Bokobaru Burak Bena 1M Bisa Baan Baangi Baatonum Bacama Bade Endangered Bali Bangwinji Bankal Barikanchi Basa Basa-Gumna Basa-Gurmana Bata Batu Bauchi Beele Belning Bete Bete-Bendi Bijim Bina Biseni Bitare Bo-Rukul Boga Boko Bole Bu Bukpe Bukwen Bumaji Bure Buru Bassa-Kontagora Extinct Cahungwarya Cakfem-Mushere Centúúm Cicipu Cineni Cishingini Ciwogai C’Lela Cara Dendi Degema Dikaka 50K Defaka Endangered Duhwa Duya Daba Dadiya Damakawa Dass Deno Dera Dghwede Dibo Diri Dirim Doka Doko-Uyanga Dong Duguri Dulbu Endangered Dungu Duwai Dza Esan 800K Edo Epie Etsako 600K Ebira 2M Ekit 500K Ejagham Eggon Ekajuk Eleme Engenni Ezaa Ebughu Efai Efik Efutop Ehueun Eki Ekpeye Elege Eloyi Emai-Iuleha-Ora Enwan Eruwa Esimbi Etebi Etkywan Etulo Evant Fula Fon Fali Fam Firan Fulfulde Fum Fungwa Fyer Gbagyi 5M Gade Goemai Gun Gaa Ga’anda Galambu Ganang Gengle Gera Endangered Geruma Ghotuo Gibanawa Giiwo Glavda Gude Gudu Guduf-Gava Gupa-Abawa Gurmana Guruntum-Mbaaru Gvoko Gwa Gwak Gwamhi-Wuri Gwandara Gyaazi Gyem Endangered Gyong Gamo-Ningi Extinct Gbaya Hasha Hide Hohumono Holma Hõne Horom Hwana Hya Endangered Hyam Hausa Igbo Idoma 3.5M Ika 100K Igede 500K Ibibio Ikwere Ibaas Iyayu 28K Isoko 800K Itsekiri 1M Ikpeshi Ivbie North-Okpela-Arhe Izii Ibani 150K Igala 3M Ijo 2M Ibino Ibuoro Iceve-Maci Idere Idesa Iguta Igwe Ihievbe Iko Iku-Gora-Ankwa Ikulu Ilue Endangered Isekiri Ito Itu Mbon Uzo Iyive Izere Izon Izora Iten Ikwo 400K Ikwerre Jara Jju 700K Jakattoe Janji Jere Jiba Jibu Jilbe Endangered Jimi Jiru Ju Jukun Takum Kapya Khana 500K Kibaku Kamwe 700K Karimjo 20K Kurama 80K Kalabari 300K Kamantan Kinuku Kiong Endangered Koma Kugbo Kwaami Kamuku 100K Kpasham 30K Kaan Kadung Kaivi Kakanda Kam Kami Endangered Kamo Kanufi Karekare Kariya Kholok Kir-Balar Kirike Kirya-Konzel Koenoem Kofa Kofyar Koro Nulu Koro Wachi Koro Zuba Korop Kpan Kuce Kudu-Camo Endangered Kugama Kukele Kulere Kulung Kumba Kupa Kushi Kusur-Myet Kutep Kutto Kuturmi Kwa Kyak Kyanga Kyoli Kanuri 8.5M Kanuri, Manga Kpati Extinct Kubi Extinct Kanembu Legbo Limbum Lemoro Longuda Lokaa 320K Labir Laka Lala-Roba Lamang Lamja-Dengsa-Tola Laru Leelau Lenyima Lere Leyigha Lidzonka Lijili Loo Lopa Lubila Lufu Luri 98 Endangered Lame 20K Marghi Mada Mumuye Mafa Mashi Mbe Moo Mawa Extinct Mbula-Bwazza 200K Maaka Mághdì Mak Mala Mambila Mangas Mbat Mbembe Mboi Mbongno Mburku Mgbolizhia Mingang Doso Miship Miya Montol Mundat Mvanip Endangered Mwaghavul 300K Mbay Mama 9K Ninzo 150K Nigerian Pidgin Ngas Nkari Nzanyi Nde-Gbite Nde-Nsele-Nta Ndoe Ndoola Ndunda Endangered Ngamo Nggwahyi Ngizim Ngwaba Endangered Nikyob-Nindem Nkem-Nkum Nkoroo Nkukoli Nnam Nshi Nteng Numana Nungu Nya Huba Nyam Nyankpa Nyong Nupe 1M Obolo 400K Ososo 80K Okpe 90K Ogbia 420K Obanliku Obulom O’chi’chi’ Odual Odut Ogbah Ogbogolo Ogbronuagum Oko-Eni-Osayen Okobo Okodia Okpamheri Oloma Olulumo-Ikom Oring Oro Oruma Otank Pero Polci Pa’a Panawa Pangseng Pangu Pere Piapung Piya-Kwonci Psikye Putai Pyam Pye Rang Reshe Endangered Rigwe Rogo Rom Ron Ruma Sheni Shamang Samba Daka Samba Leko Sambe Endangered Sanga Sasaru Saya Sha Shall-Zwall Shama-Sambuga Shanga Shau Shiki Shoo-Minda-Nye Siri Somyev Endangered Sorko Sukur Shuwa-Zamani 5K Endangered Songhay Tyap 500K Tarok 1M Tangale Tiyaa Tsikimba Tiv 2.5M Tal Tala Tamajaq Tanjijili Tarjumo Tee Teme Tera Tha Tita Toro Tsishingini Tso Tsucuba Tsuvadi Tugbiri-Niragu Tula Tumi Tunzuii Tedaga Urhobo 1.5M Uneme 40K Ukaan Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni Ubaghara Ubang Uda Uhami Ukpet-Ehom Ukue Ukwa Ulukwumi Umon us-Saare Usaghade ut-Hun ut-Ma’in Utugwang-Irungene-Afrike Uvbie Uzekwe Vemgo-Mabas Verre Viti Vono Vori Voro Vute Waja 1.5M Waka Wandala Wannu Wapan Wãpha Warji Wom Yoruba Yala 350K Yace Yamba Yangkam Endangered Yedina Yendang Yotti Yukuben Ywom Zarma Zhire Zangwal Zari Zeem Zizilivakan Zumbun

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