Official Languages

Official status is a legal designation. It requires a constitution, language act or charter, which this platform has not yet loaded — speaker numbers cannot establish it.

Languages spoken here

Ewe (secondary) · French (secondary) · French (Quebec) (secondary) · Gun (secondary) · Hausa (secondary) · Igbo (secondary) · Levantine Arabic (secondary) · Nigerian Sign Language (secondary) · Wu Chinese (secondary) · Yoruba (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Nigeria

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Yoruba	47784000	Yoruba	Christianity
Hausa	41077000	Hausa	Islam
Igbo	37826000	Igbo	Christianity
Fulani, Nigerian	21024000	Fulfulde, Nigerian	Islam
Kanuri, Yerwa	8452000	Kanuri, Yerwa	Islam
Ijaw	7704000	Izon	Christianity
Ibibio	7221000	Ibibio	Christianity
Tiv	5308000	Tiv	Christianity
Anaang	3362000	Anaang	Christianity
Ebira	2579000	Ebira	Islam
Edo, Bini	2389000	Edo	Christianity
Nupe	2119000	Nupe-Nupe-Tako	Islam
Igala	1890000	Igala	Christianity
Berom	1539000	Berom	Christianity
Gbagyi	1502000	Gbagyi	Ethnic Religions
Urhobo	1300000	Urhobo	Christianity
Itsekiri	1094000	Isekiri	Christianity
Mumuye	913000	Mumuye	Ethnic Religions
Ezaa	860000	Ezaa	Christianity
Deaf	838000	Nigerian Sign Language	Unknown
Efik	807000	Efik	Christianity
Angas	807000	Ngas	Christianity
Isoko	793000	Isoko	Christianity
Izhi	787000	Izii	Christianity
Esan	758000	Esan	Christianity
Ikwere	758000	Ikwere	Ethnic Religions
Bajju, Kaje	711000	Jju	Christianity
Kamwe	707000	Kamwe	Christianity
Etsako	653000	Etsako	Christianity
Gbari	641000	Gbari	Ethnic Religions
Tarok	605000	Tarok	Christianity
Idoma, West	591000	Idoma	Christianity
Kalabari	591000	Kalabari	Christianity
Bura, Pabir	590000	Bura-Pabir	Ethnic Religions
Idoma, Central	544000	Idoma	Christianity
Okrika	539000	Kirike	Christianity
Igede	536000	Igede	Christianity
Gun	534000	Gun	Ethnic Religions
Tee	520000	Tee	Christianity
Eket	516000	Ekit	Christianity
Ogoni	506000	Khana	Christianity
Gera, Gerawa	469000	Gera	Islam
Bade	464000	Bade	Islam
Ogbia, Ogbinya	458000	Ogbia	Christianity
Kanuri, Manga	457000	Kanuri, Manga	Islam
Adara	448000	Adara	Christianity
Karekare, Jalalum	448000	Karekare	Islam
Goemai	442000	Goemai	Christianity
Batonu, Baruba	429000	Baatonum	Islam
Ham	412000	Hyam	Christianity

Languages

200 languages recorded here.

Abanglekuo

Abanyom

Abishi

Abon

Abua

Abureni

Acipa, Eastern

Adara

Aduge

Afade

Agatu

Agwagwune

Ahan

Ahwai

Ajiri

Ajiya

Akpes

Akuku

Akum

Akweya

Akye

Alago

Amalah

Ambo

Amo

Amon

Anaang

Anca

Aninka

Arabic, Chadian

Arabic, Levantine

Arum

Ashe

Asu (Nigeria)

Atoro

Atsam

Avonnoh

Awak

Ayu

Baan

Baangi

Baatonum

Bacama

Bade

Bali (Nigeria)

Bana

Bangwinji

Bankal

Basa

Basa-Gurmana

Bassa-Kontagora

Bata

Batu

Bauchi

Bekwarra

Belning

Bena (Nigeria)

Berom

Bete-Bendi

Biali

Bijim

Bille

Bina (Nigeria)

Bisa

Bitare

Bo-Rukul

Boga

Boghom

Boko (Benin)

Bokobaru

Bokyi

Bole

Bozo, Jenaama

Bu (Afro-Asiatic)

Bu (Niger-Congo)

Buduma

Bukpe

Bukwen

Buli (Nigeria)

Bumaji

Bura-Pabir

Burak

Burku

Buru (Nigeria)

C'lela

Cahungwarya

Cakfem-Mushere

Cara

Cha'ari

Cham

Chinese, Wu

Chinese, Yue

Choogen

Cicipu

Cineni

Cishingini

Daba

Dadiya

Dass

Degema

Deko-Dusanga

Dendi (Benin)

Deno

Dera

Dghwede

Dibo

Dir-Nyamzak-Mbarimi

Dirim

Dirya

Dong

Duguri

Duhwa

Dungu

Durop

Duwai

Duya

Dyarim

Dza

Ebira

Ebughu

Edo

Efai

Efik

Efutop

Eggon

Ehueun

Ejagham

Ejuele

Ekajuk

Eki

Ekit

Ekpeye

Elege

Eleme

Emai-Iuleha-Ora

Engenni

English

Enwan (Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State)

Enwan (Nigeria, Edo State)

Epie

Eruwa

Esan

Esimbi

Etebi

Etkywan

Etsako

Etulo

Evant

Ewe

Ezaa

Fali Muchella

Fam

Firan

French

Fulfulde, Nigerian

Fungwa

Fyer

Ga'anda

Gaa

Gade

Galambi

Ganang

Gbagyi

Gbari

Gengle

Gera

Geruma

Ghotuo

Giiwo

Glavda

Goemai

Gokana

Gourmanchema

Gude

Gudu

Guduf-Gava

Gun

Gupa-Abawa

Gurmana

Guruntum-Mbaaru

Gvoko

Gwa

Gwak

Gwandara

Gyaazi

Gyem

Gyong

Hasha

Hausa

Hdi

Hohumono

Hone

Horom

Hwana

Hya

Hyam

Ibaas

Ibani

Ibibio

Ibino

All catalogue fields

160 fields recorded

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iso3: NGA
iso2: NG
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officiallang: English
rlg3primary: 1
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harvest_countrynamekorean: 나이지리아
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 나이지리아
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harvest_statedeptreligiousfreedom: https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-report-on-international-religious-freedom/nigeria/
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harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00