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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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	Bauchi - [bsf] 20,000 (1988 Blench). Niger State, Rafi and Shiroro LG...
	Beele - [bxq] 120 (1922 Temple). Bauchi State, near the Bole, a few ...
	Begbere-Ejar - [bqv] 35,000 (1972 Barrett). Population includes Ashe. Kadun...
	Bekwarra - [bkv] 100,000 (1989 SIL). Cross River State, Ogoja LGA. Alte...
	Bena - [yun] 95,000 (1992). Adamawa State, Guyuk, Gombi, and Song L...
	Berom - [bom] 300,000 (1993 SIL). Population includes Cen 2,000. Pla...
	Bete - [byf] 50 (1992). Ethnic population: 3,000. Taraba State, Tak...
	Bete-Bendi - [btt] 36,800 (1963). Cross River State, Obudu LGA. Alternate...
	Bile - [bil] 30,000 (1992). East of Numan, along Benue River, Adama...
	Bina - [byj] 7,000 (2000). Kaduna State, Saminaka LGA. Alternate na...
	Biseni - [ije] 4,800 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin). Bayelsa State, Bis...
	Bitare - [brt] 113,862 in Nigeria (2000 WCD). Population total all co...
	Boga - [bvw] 10,000 (1990 Blench). Adamawa State, Gombi LGA. Altern...
	Boghom - [bux] 50,000 (1973 SIL). Plateau State, Kanam, Wase, and She...
	Boko - [bqc] 40,000 in Nigeria (1995 R. Jones). Niger State, Borgu ...
	Bokobaru - [bus] 30,000 (1997 Jones). Population includes 6,000 in Kaia...
	Bokyi - [bky] 140,000 in Nigeria (1989 SIL). Population total all co...
	Bole - [bol] 100,000 (1990). Bauchi State, Dukku, Alkaleri, and Dar...
	Bo-Rukul - [mae] 2,000 (1999 R. Blench). Population includes 1,000 in e...
	Bu - [jid] 6,000 (1999 R. Blench). Population includes 4,000 Bu a...
	Bukwen - [buz] 1,000. Taraba State, near Takum, 1 village. Classifica...
	Bumaji - [byp] 11,386 (2000 WCD). Cross River State, Obudu LGA, Bumaj...
	Burak - [bys] 4,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench). Bauchi State, Billiri...
	Bura-Pabir - [bwr] 250,000 (1987 UBS). Population includes 200,000 Pabir ...
	Bure - [bvh] 500. Bauchi State, Darazo LGA, one village southeast o...

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