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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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	Gun - [guw] 258,804 in Nigeria (2000 WCD). Lagos State, Badagry LG...
	Gupa-Abawa - [gpa] 15,000 (1989). Population includes 10,000 or more Gupa...
	Gurmana - [gvm] 3,000 (1989). Niger State, Shiroro LGA, Gurmana town a...
	Guruntum-Mbaaru - [grd] 15,000 (1993). Bauchi State, Bauchi and Alkaleri LGAs....
	Gvoko - [ngs] 20,000 in Nigeria (1990). Population total all countri...
	Gwa - [gwb] 979 (2000 WCD). Bauchi State, Toro LGA. Dialects: Rela...
	Gwamhi-Wuri - [bga] 16,000 (2000). Kebbi State, Wasugu LGA, Danko-Maga are...
	Gwandara - [gwn] 27,349 (2000). Niger State, Suleija LGA...
	Gyem - [gye] 1,000 (1995 CAPRO). Bauchi State, Toro LGA. Alternate ...
	Hasha - [ybj] 3,000 (1999 Blench). Nasarawa State, Akwanga LGA, 3 vi...
	Hausa - [hau] 18,525,000 in Nigeria (1991 SIL). Population total all...
	Hausa Sign Language - [hsl] Classification: Deaf sign language...
	Hide - [xed] 4,000 in Nigeria (2001 SIL). Borno State, Gwoza LGA...
	Holma - [hod] Extinct. Adamawa State, north of Sorau on the Cameroon...
	H�ne - [juh] 7,000 (1999 Anne Storch). Population includes 6,250 in...
	Horom - [hoe] 1,500 (1998 Blench). Plateau State, Bokkos LGA. Altern...
	Huba - [hbb] 175,000 (1992). Adamawa State, Hong, Maiha, Gombi, and...
	Hungworo - [nat] 20,000 (2003 SIL). Niger State, Rafi LGA, around Kagar...
	Hun-Saare - [dud] 73,000 (1985 Patience Ahmed). Population includes 10,0...
	Hwana - [hwo] 32,000 (1992). Adamawa State, Gombi LGA, and some in S...
	Hya - [hya] Tukwri, Shike, Ligwe and Gameta villages. Alternate n...
	Hyam - [jab] 100,000 (1994 UBS). Kaduna State, Kachia and Jema'a LG...
	Ibani - [iby] 60,000 (1989 UBS). Rivers State, Bonny. Alternate name...
	Ibibio - [ibb] 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 (1998 B. Connell). Akwa Ibom St...
	Ibilo - [ibi] 5,000. Edo State, single town of Ibilo. Classification...

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