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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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	Nnam - [nbp] 3,000 (1987 Asinya). Cross River State, Ikom and Ogoja...
	Nshi - [nsc] Taraba State, Sardauna LGA, Antere, Nkiri. Classifica...
	Numana-Nunku-Gbantu-Numbu - [nbr] 30,000 (2003 Blench). Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA...
	Nungu - [rin] 50,000 (1999). Plateau State, Akwanga LGA. Alternate n...
	Nupe-Nupe-Tako - [nup] 800,000 (1990). Niger State, Mariga, Gbako, Agaie, and...
	Nyam - [nmi] Taraba State, Karim Lamido LGA, at Andami village. 1 ...
	Nyeng - [nfg] 2,000 (2003 Blench). Kaduna State, Adu village. Altern...
	Nyong - [muo] Adamawa State, Mayo Belwa LGA, 6 villages. Alternate ...
	Nzanyi - [nja] 77,000 in Nigeria (1993). Population total all countri...
	Obanliku - [bzy] 65,000 (1989 Faraclas). Cross River State, Obudu LGA. ...
	Obolo - [ann] 200,000 (1996 National Population Commission). Rivers ...
	Obulom - [obu] 3,416 (2000 WCD). Rivers State, Port Harcourt LGA, Abu...
	Odual - [odu] 18,000 (1989). Rivers State, Abua-Odual LGA. Alternate...
	Odut - [oda] 20 (1980s, from Blench 2000). Cross River State, Odukp...
	Ogbah - [ogc] 170,000 (1993 A. Ahiamadu). Rivers State, Ogba-Egbema-...
	Ogbia - [ogb] 200,000 (1989). Bayelsa State, Brass LGA. Alternate na...
	Ogbogolo - [ogg] 10,000 (1995). Rivers State, Ahoada LGA, 1 town. Alter...
	Ogbronuagum - [ogu] 12,000 (2000 E. Kari). Ethnic population: 12,000 (2000...
	Okobo - [okb] 50,000 (1991 Connell). Akwa Ibom State, Okobo LGA. Dia...
	Okodia - [okd] 3,600 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin). Bayelsa State, Yen...
	Oko-Eni-Osayen - [oks] 10,000 (1989 Williamson). Population includes 4,000 in...
	Okpamheri - [opa] 30,000 (1973 SIL). Edo State, Akoko-Edo LGA. Alternate...
	Okpe - [oke] 25,425 (2000 WCD). Edo State, Okpe LGA. Classification...
	Okpe - [okx] 8,700 (2004). Edo State, Akoko-Edo LGA. Dialects: Rela...
	Oloma - [olm] Edo State, Akoko-Edo LGA. Dialects: Related to Okpe-I...

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