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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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	Arabic, Shuwa - [shu] 100,000 in Nigeria (1973 SIL). Borno State, Dikwa, Kon...
	Arigidi - [aqg] 48,000 (1986 in Crozier and Blench 1992). Population i...
	Ashe - [ahs] 35,000 (1972 Barrett). Population includes Begbere-Eja...
	Asu - [aum] 5,000 (1998 Blench). Niger State, Mariga LGA, several ...
	Atsam - [cch] 30,000 (1972 Barrett). Kaduna State, Kachia LGA. Alter...
	Auyokawa - [auo] Extinct. Jigawa State, Keffin Hausa and Auyo LGAs. Alt...
	Awak - [awo] 6,000 (1995 CAPRO). Gombe State, Kaltungo LGA. Alterna...
	Ayere - [aye] 3,000 (1992 Blench). Kwara State, Oyi LGA, Kabba Distr...
	Ayu - [ayu] 800 (2003 SIL). Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA, Kongon, Gwad...
	Baan - [bvj] 5,000 (1990). Rivers State, Gokana, Tai, and Eleme LGA...
	Baangi - [bqx] 15,000 (1996). Northern Niger State. Alternate names: ...
	Baatonum - [bba] 100,000 in Nigeria (1995 Jones). Kwara State, Borgu LG...
	Bacama - [bcy] 150,000 (1992 CAPRO). Adamawa State, Numan and Guyuk L...
	Bada - [bau] 10,000 (1991 SIL). Plateau State, Kanam LGA...
	Bade - [bde] 250,000 (1993). Yobe State, Bade LGA...
	Bakpinka - [bbs] Ethnic population: 3,416 (2000 WCD). Cross River State...
	Bali - [bcn] 2,000 (1991 Blench). Adamawa State, Numan LGA, at Bali...
	Bangwinji - [bsj] 6,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench). Bauchi State, Balanga...
	Barikanchi - [bxo] Classification: Pidgin, Hausa based...
	Basa - [bzw] 100,000 (1973 SIL). Kogi State, Bassa and Ankpa LGAs...
	Basa-Gumna - [bsl] Extinct. Niger State, Chanchaga LGA...
	Basa-Gurmana - [buj] 2,000 (1987 Blench). Niger State, border of Rafi and C...
	Bassa-Kontagora - [bsr] 10 (1987). Ethnic population: 30,000. Niger State, Mar...
	Bata - [bta] 150,000 in Nigeria (1992). Population total all countr...
	Batu - [btu] 25,000. Taraba State, Sardauna LGA, several villages e...

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