Languages of Nigeria
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languages-of-nigeria-188-5990589
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Languages of Nigeria
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There are over 525 native languages spoken in Nigeria. The official language and most widely spoken lingua franca is English, which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. Nigerian Pidgin – an English-based creole – is spoken by over 60 million people. The major native languages, in terms of population, are Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Ijaw cluster, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Tiv, Nupe and approximately 2 to 3 million each of Karai-Karai Kupa, Kakanda, Edo, Igala, Mafa, Idoma, Efik and Ibibio. Nigeria's linguistic
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Nigeria
date created:
2006-06-02T12:49:51Z
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2024-09-08T20:12:15Z
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