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Nigerian Languages
List of Nigerian Local languages. The number of languages listed for Nigeria is 521. Of those, 510 are living languages, 2 are second language without mother-tongue speakers, and 9 are extinct. (Source: Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.), 2005. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International. Online version: http://www.ethnologue.com/.)

521 Languages Listed.

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	Montol - [mtl] 21,858 (1990). Plateau State, Shendam LGA. Alternate n...
	Moo - [gwg] 5,000 (1998). Taraba State, Karim Lamido LGA, northeas...
	Mumuye - [mzm] 400,000 (1993 SIL). Taraba State, Jalingo, Zing, Karim...
	Mundat - [mmf] 1,000 (1998 SIL). Plateau State, Bokkos LGA, Mundat vi...
	Mvanip - [mcj] 100 (1999 Connell and Blench). Taraba State, Sardauna ...
	Mwaghavul - [sur] 295,000 (1993 SIL). Plateau State, Barakin-Ladi and Ma...
	Nde-Gbite - [ned] Taraba State, Sardauna LGA, Antere. Alternate names: ...
	Nde-Nsele-Nta - [ndd] 19,500 (1987). Population includes 12,000 Nde, 3,000 N...
	Ndoe - [nbb] 7,344 (2000 WCD). Cross River State, Ikom LGA. Dialect...
	Ndoola - [ndr] 60,449 in Nigeria (2000 WCD). Population total all cou...
	Ndun - [nfd] 3,000 (2003 Blench). Kaduna State, southwest of Fadan ...
	Ndunda - [nuh] 300 to 400 (1999 Blench and Connell). Taraba State, Sa...
	Ngamo - [nbh] 60,000 (1993). Yobe State, Fika LGA...
	Ngas - [anc] 400,000 (1998 SIL). Plateau State, Pankshin, Kanam, an...
	Nggwahyi - [ngx] 2,000 (1995). Borno State, Askira-Uba LGA. Alternate n...
	Ngizim - [ngi] 80,000 (1993). Yobe State, Damaturu LGA. Alternate nam...
	Ngwaba - [ngw] 10,000 (1993 CAPRO). Adamawa State, Gombi LGA at Fachi...
	Nigerian Sign Language - [nsi] Classification: Deaf sign language...
	Ningye - [nns] 3,985 (2000 WCD). Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA, Ningeshen ...
	Ninzo - [nin] 35,000 (1973 SIL). Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA...
	Njerep - [njr] 6 (2000 B. Connell). Southeast, near the Mambila. Not ...
	Nkari - [nkz] 5,000 (1998 B. Connell). Akwa Ibom State, Ikono LGA. D...
	Nkem-Nkum - [isi] 34,500 (1987 Asinya). Population includes 18,000 Nkem,...
	Nkoroo - [nkx] 4,550 (1989 UBS). Rivers State, Opobo-Nkoro LGA. Alter...
	Nkukoli - [nbo] 1,000 (1973 SIL). Cross River State, at the juncture o...

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