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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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	Ibino - [ibn] 10,000 (1989 Faraclas). Akwa Ibom State, Uquo-Ibeno LG...
	Ibuoro - [ibr] 5,000 (1988). Akwa Ibom State, Itu and Ikono LGAs. Dia...
	Iceve-Maci - [bec] 5,000 in Nigeria (1990). Cross River State, Obudu LGA....
	Idere - [ide] 5,000 (1988). Akwa Ibom State, Itu LGA. Dialects: List...
	Idesa - [ids] 5,693 (2000 WCD). Edo State, Akoko-Edo LGA. Dialects: ...
	Idoma - [idu] 600,000 (1991 UBS). Benue State, Otukpo and Okpokwu LG...
	Idon - [idc] 5,000. Kaduna State, Kachia LGA. Alternate names: Idon...
	Idun - [ldb] 10,000 (1972 Barrett). Kaduna State, Jema'a LGA. Alter...
	Igala - [igl] 800,000 (1989 UBS). Kogi State, Ankpa, Idah, Dekina, a...
	Igbo - [ibo] 18,000,000 (1999 WA). Abia State, Anambra State, Aguat...
	Igede - [ige] 250,000 (1991 UBS). Benue State, Oju, Otukpo, and Okpo...
	Iguta - [nar] 6,123 (1990). Plateau State, Bassa LGA. Alternate name...
	Igwe - [igw] 47,845 (2000 WCD). Edo State, Akoko-Edo LGA. Classific...
	Ihievbe - [ihi] North and east of Afuze, Owan LGA, villages of Ihievb...
	Ija-Zuba - [vki] Federal Capital Territory, south of Abuja, north of t...
	Ijo, Southeast - [ijs] 71,500 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin). Population includ...
	Ika - [ikk] 22,772 (2000 WCD). Delta State, Ika LGA. Dialects: A s...
	Iko - [iki] 5,000 (1988). Akwa Ibom State, Ikot Abasi LGA, 3 villa...
	Ikpeshi - [ikp] 5,317 (2000 WCD). Bendel State, Etsako LGA. Alternate ...
	Iku-Gora-Ankwa - [ikv] Kaduna State, Kachia LGA. Alternate names: Iku. Clas...
	Ikulu - [ikl] 50,000 (1998). Kaduna State, Kachia LGA. Alternate nam...
	Ikwere - [ikw] 200,000 (1973 SIL). Rivers State, Ikwerre, Port Harcou...
	Ilue - [ilv] 5,000 (1988). Akwa Ibom State, Oron LGA. Alternate nam...
	Irigwe - [iri] 40,000 (1985 UBS). Plateau State, Bassa and Barakin La...
	Isekiri - [its] 510,000 (1991 UBS). Delta State, Warri, Bomadi, and Et...

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