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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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	Buru - [bqw] 1,000. Taraba State, Sardauna LGA, east of Baissa, a v...
	Busa - [bqp] 20,000 (1998 Ross Jones SIM). Niger State, Borgu LGA, ...
	Cakfem-Mushere - [cky] 5,000 (1990 SIL). Plateau State, Mangu LGA. Alternate ...
	Cara - [cfd] 3,000 (1999 R. Blench). Plateau State, Bassa LGA, Teri...
	Cent��m - [cet] 200 (1992 Crozier and Blench). Bauchi State, Balanga L...
	Che - [ruk] 100,000 (2003 Blench). Plateau State, Bassa LGA. Alter...
	Cibak - [ckl] 100,000 (1993 CAPRO). Borno State, Damboa LGA. Alterna...
	Cinda-Regi-Tiyal - [cdr] 30,000 (1995 S. and S. Dettweiler). Niger State, Chanc...
	Cineni - [cie] 3,000 (1998). Borno State, Gwoza LGA, Cineni village. ...
	Cishingini - [asg] 100,000 (2004 SIL). Niger State, Borgu and Agwara LGAs...
	Ciwogai - [tgd] 2,000 (1995 CAPRO). Bauchi State, Ganjuwa LGA, Tsagu v...
	C'lela - [dri] 90,000 (1993 SIL). Eastern Kebbi State, Zuru, Sakaba, ...
	Como Karim - [cfg] 11,386 (2000 WCD). Taraba State, Jalingo, Karim Lamido...
	Cori - [cry] 1,000 (2004). Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA, one village an...
	Daba - [dbq] 1,000 in Nigeria (1992 Crozier and Blench). Adamawa St...
	Dadiya - [dbd] 30,000 (1998). Bauchi State, Balanga LGA...
	Dass - [dot] 8,830. Population includes 1,130 Lukshi, 4,700 Durr-Ba...
	Daza - [dzd] Bauchi State, Darazo LGA, a few villages. Alternate n...
	Defaka - [afn] 200 (2001 Blench). Rivers State, Opobo-Nkoro LGA, in t...
	Degema - [deg] 10,000 (1999 SIL). Rivers State, Degema LGA, Usokun-De...
	Dendi - [ddn] 2,050 in Nigeria (2000 WCD). Kebbi State, Argungu and ...
	Deno - [dbb] 6,000 (1995 CAPRO). Bauchi State, Darazo LGA, 45 km no...
	Dera - [kna] 20,000 (1973 SIL). Gongola State, Guyuk LGA...
	Dghwede - [dgh] 30,000 (1980 UBS). Borno State, Gwoza LGA. Alternate n...
	Dibo - [dio] 100,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench). Niger State, Lapai ...

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