Languages of Nigeria
Languages Of Nigeria is a structured education dataset with 391 entries. Its fields include Language, Alternate names, Number of speakers. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
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Dataset details
- Table scope
- 40-row preview of 391
- Fields
- 8 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Language, Alternate names, Number of speakers, States spoken in, Current status.
Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 391 records.
Preview observations
- Number of speakers range
- 5,000 to 178,000,000
- Across 40 preview rows
- Current status groups
- 3 distinct values
- Across 40 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Language, Alternate names, and Number of speakers across education entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 391 downloadable records
Language↕ | Alternate names↕ | Number of speakers↕ | States spoken in↕ | Current status↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
English | — | 178,000,000 | — | Active |
Nigerian Pidgin English | Broken. Pidgin | 80,200,000 | All States | — |
Hausa | — | 63,000,000 | Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara | Active |
Yoruba | — | 45,700,000 | Kwara, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Kogi, Edo | Active |
Igbo | — | 33,000,000 | Abia, Anambra, Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu, Imo, Rivers | Active |
Fula | Fulani, Fulbe, Fulfulde | 20,000,000 | Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe | Active |
Ibibio | — | 10,700,000 | Akwa Ibom, Cross River | — |
Kanuri | — | 8,150,000 | Borno, Kaduna, Adamawa, Kano, Niger, Jigawa, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe | — |
Tiv | — | 5,000,000 | Benue, Plateau,adamawa, Taraba, Nasarawa | Active |
Annang | — | 2,740,000 | Akwa Ibom | — |
Ijaw | Izon | 2,440,000 | Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Ondo, Akwa-Ibom | — |
Ebirra | Igbirra | 1,000,000 | Edo, Kogi, Ondo | — |
French | — | 1,000,000 | Bordering states of Nigeria | — |
Isekiri | Itsekiri | 1,000,000 | — | — |
Mupun | — | 1,000,000 | Plateau | — |
Okpe | Okpe | 1,000,000 | Delta | — |
Oro | Oron | 1,000,000 | Akwa Ibom | — |
Urhobo | — | 1,000,000 | Delta | — |
Angas | — | 368,000 | Bauchi, Jigawa, Plateau | — |
Yuom | — | 250,000 | Plateau | — |
Arabic | Chadian Arabic also known as Shuwa Arabic | 200,000 | Borno by Shuwa Arabs | — |
Alago | Arago | 100,000 | Plateau | — |
Gong | — | 100,000 | — | Plateau |
Izere | Izarek, Fizere, Fezere, Feserek, Afizarek, Afizare, Afusare, Jari, Jarawa, Jarawan Dutse, Hill Jarawa, Jos-Zarazon. | 100,000 | Plateau | — |
Uvwie | — | 100,000 | Delta | — |
Afrike | Afrerikpe | 60,000 | Cross River | — |
Akweya-Yachi | — | 50,000 | Benue | — |
Bille | — | 40,000 | — | — |
Gwoza | — | 40,000 | Borno | — |
Aduge | — | 30,000 | Anambra | — |
Dghwede | — | 30,000 | Borno | — |
Abua | Odual, Abuan | 25,000 | Rivers | — |
Afo | — | 25,000 | Plateau | — |
Adim | — | 20,000 | Cross River | — |
Cipu | Western Acipa | 20,000 | Kebbi, Niger | — |
Kwah | Baa | 18,000 | Adamawa | — |
Abanyom | Abanyum, Befun, Bofon, Mbofon | 13,000 | Cross River | Active |
Amo | — | 12,300 | — | — |
Achipa | Achipawa | 5,000 | Kebbi | — |
Afade | Affade, Afadeh, Afada, Kotoko, Moga | 5,000 | Borno, Yobe | — |
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