Nigerian Top 20 Languages
Nigeria has over 250 ethnic languages with some (those bordering
other African nations) extending beyond the borders of the country.
The table below contains the top 20 languages (top 3 rankings are accurate, the other rankings are disputable at best) based on the population of
the primary speakers of the language. Most of the speakers of the
other languages understand and/or speak one or more of the 20 languages
below which further complicates the rankings.
Language |
States with Most Speakers |
Hausa | Bauchi,Gombe,Kaduna,Kano,Katsina,Kebbi,Niger,and Others |
Yoruba | Edo,Ekiti,Ogun,Ondo,Oshun,Oyo,Kogi,Kwara,Lagos |
Igbo(Ibo) | Abia,Anambra,Ebonyi,Enugu,Imo,Delta,Rivers,Akwa Ibom |
Fulani | Adamawa,Borno,Nassarawa,Taraba,Yobe,Sokoto,Zamfara,and Others |
Ibibio | Akwa Ibom |
Ijaw(Ijo) | Bayelsa,Delta,Rivers,Ondo,Akwa Ibom |
Kanuri | Yobe,Borno,Jigawa |
Tiv | Benue,Plateau,Taraba |
Edo | Edo |
Efik | Cross River |
Urhobo | Delta |
Nupe | Nassarawa,Niger,Kogi,Kwara,Abuja,Benue |
Igala | Benue,Kogi,Edo,Anambra |
Edoma(Idoma) | Benue |
Geomai | Plateau |
Itsekiri(Isekiri) | Delta |
Ebira | Kwara,Kogi,Plateau,Edo |
Gun-gbe | Lagos(Badagry area) |
Anaang | Akwa Ibom |
Jju | Kaduna |
Introducing Nigeria
... welcome, listed below are links that will get you familiar with the Federal Republic of Nigeria and her people.
Excerpted from Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 SoftKey Multimedia Inc. All Rights Reserve
>> The Nigerian National Anthem
>> Major Cities and Towns in Nigeria
>> The Flag of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
>> History and Geography
>> Map of the 36 States of the Federation
>> A List of the 36 States and their Capitals
>> A Map of the Nigerian Cities
>> The Nigerian People
>> Nigerian Languages
>> From 12 to 36 States - The Four Stages
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