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There are over 525 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language and most widely spoken lingua franca is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria. Nigerian Pidgin – an English-based creole – is spoken by over 60 million people. [5] [6]
This is the list of countries sorted by the number of official languages. Only countries with three or more official languages, either nationally or locally, are included.
Over 520 languages are spoken in Nigeria today. Many of these languages are of either the Afroasiatic language family, the Nilo-Saharan language family, or the Niger-Congo language family. However, the official language is English, a product of British colonial rule.
30 wrz 2024 · As of 2021, Hausa was the most widely spoken local language in Nigeria, as it was used by more than 48 million people. Following this were Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, Igbo, and Fulfulde, which...
1 sie 2019 · English is the official language of Nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with over 186 million residents. The country is also home to more than 520 languages, but there are many more languages which are yet to be classified.
30 cze 2024 · As of 2022, there were over 2,000 living languages in Africa. With 520 languages, Nigeria accounted for around a fourth of the total languages spoken in Africa.
28 lip 2023 · Three national languages are recognised: Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba, each of which is spoken by tens of millions of people in Nigeria. Several regional languages also boast high numbers of speakers, including Efik, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Nupe, and Tiv.
