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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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	Ekit - [eke] 200,000 (1989). Akwa Ibom State, Uquo Ibeno and Eket L...
	Ekpeye - [ekp] 30,000 (1973 SIL). Rivers State, Ahoada East and Ahoad...
	Eleme - [elm] 58,000 (1990 UBS). Rivers State, Eleme LGA. Classifica...
	Eloyi - [afo] 25,000 (2000 SIL). Plateau State, Awe and Nasarawa LGA...
	Emai-Iuleha-Ora - [ema] 100,000 (1987 Schaefer). Edo State, Owan LGA. Alternat...
	Engenni - [enn] 20,000 (1980 UBS). Rivers State, Ahoada West LGA...
	English - [eng] Classification: Indo-European, Germanic, West, Engli...
	Enwan - [enw] 15,000 (1998 B. Connell). Akwa Ibom State, Mbo LGA. Al...
	Enwan - [env] Edo State, Akoko-Edo LGA. Classification: Niger-Congo...
	Epie - [epi] 12,000 (1973 SIL). Bayelsa State, Yenagoa LGA. Alterna...
	Eruwa - [erh] 64,000 (2004). Delta State, Isoko LGA. Alternate names...
	Esan - [ish] 200,000 (1973 SIL). Population includes 7,000 Ekpon in...
	Etebi - [etb] 15,000 (1989). Akwa Ibom State, Uquo Ibeno LGA. Dialec...
	Eten - [etx] 40,000 (2003 Blench). Plateau State, Barakin Ladi LGA...
	Etkywan - [ich] 50,167 (2000 WCD). Taraba State, Takum, Sardauna, Bali...
	Etulo - [utr] 10,000 (1988 Shain). Benue State, Gboko LGA...
	Evant - [bzz] 10,000 in Nigeria (1996 SIL). Population total all cou...
	Fali - [fli] 20,000 (1990 in Crozier and Blench 1992:39). Populatio...
	Fali of Baissa - [fah] Few speakers left (1992 Crozier and Blench). Southern ...
	Fam - [fam] 1,000 (1984). Taraba State, Bali LGA, 17 km east of Ku...
	Firan - [fir] 2,500 (2003 Blench). Plateau State, Barkin Ladi LGA, K...
	Fulfulde, Adamawa - [fub] 7,611,000 includes all Fulfulde in Nigeria (1991 SIL)....
	Fulfulde, Benin-Togo - [fue] South and west of the Niger River, from the corner wh...
	Fulfulde, Nigerian - [fuv] 1,707,926 in Nigeria (2000 WCD). Population includes 3...
	Fum - [fum] Taraba State, Sardauna LGA, Antere, on the Cameroon b...

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