Friday, 19 July 2013

NIGERIAN LANGUAGES UNCOVERED

Yes yes y'all, I'm back again and this time I just want to introduce you to a list of languages in Nigeria... Well you won't believe it but we have over 500 languages in Nigeria. Yes Five Hundred plus!!! Even me sef no fit count am finish. So my people una go need help me, make we count am together... 



Below is a list of some of those languages... 

  • Igbo - Enugu, Abia, Delta, Imo, Rivers, Anambra, Akwa- ibom,
  • Yoruba – kogi, kwara, lagos, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, ogun
  • Hausa -
  • Fulfulde -
  • Ebira – kogi, kwara, nassarawa, edo
  • Izon – ekiti, ondo, bayelsa, delta,
  • Kukele – cross river, ebonyi, benue
  • Legbo – cross river, ebonyi
  • Mbembe – taraba, ebonyi, cross river
  • Oring – Ebonyi, benue
  • Ika – edo, akwa ibom
  • Okpe - delta, edo
  • Ukaan –  edo, ondo
  • Berom – kaduna, plateau,
  • Goemai – plateau, nassarawa
  • Kofyar – plateau, nassarawa
  • Obolo – akwa ibom, rivers,
  • Ekpeye – rivers, bayelsa
  • Engenni – rivers, bayelsa
  • Agatu – benue, nassarawa,
  • Basa – benue, kogi
  • Eloyi – benue, nassarawa
  • Etulo – benue, taraba
  • Igede – benue, cross river
  • Otank – benue, cross river
  • Tiv – benue, nassarawa, taraba
  • Wannu – benue, taraba
  • Bacama – Kaduna, adamawa
  • Bura-pabir – borno, adamawa
  • Dadiya – gombe, adamawa, taraba
  • Dera – borno, adamawa
  • Dijim-bwilim- adamawa, gombe
  • Dong- taraba, adamawa
  • Fali- taraba, adamawa
  • Ga’anda- borno, adamawa
  • Gevoko – borno, adamawa
  • Gude- borno, adamawa
  • Jarawa- bauchi, plateau, adamawa
  • Laka – adamawa, taraba
  • Lamang – borno, adamawa
  • Longuda – adamawa, gombe
  • Marghi – adamawa, borno
  • Mumuye- taraba, adamawa
  • Samba daka –taraba, adamawa
  • Tso – gombe, adamawa
  • Waja – borno, adamawa, gombe, taraba
  • Xedi – borno, adamawa
  • Yendang – taraba, adamawa
  • Ika – akwa ibom, edo
  • Obolo – rivers, akwa ibom
  • Bada – bauchi, plateau
  • Bole – gombe, yobe, bauchi
  • Dass – plateau, bauchi
  • Duguri – plateau, bauchi
  • Duguza – plateau, bauchi
  • Izere – kaduna, bauchi, plateau
  • Jere – kaduna, bauchi, plateau
  • Karekare – bauchi, yobe
  • Lemoro – bauchi, plateau
  • Tapshin – bauchi, plateau
  • Vaghat-ya-bijim-legeri – bauchi, plateau
  • Wapan – nassarawa, plateau, taraba
  • Warji – jigawa, bauchi
  • Agatu – nassarawa, benue,
  • Basa – kogi, benue,  nassarawa, fct
  • Eloyi – nassarawa, benue
  • Etulo- taraba, benue
  • Igede – crossriver, benue
  • Izi-ezaa-ikwo-mgbo – ebonyi, benue
  • Kukele – ebonyi, crossriver, benue
  • Jara – borno, gombe
  • Kanuri – yobe, jigawa, borno
  • Tera – borno, gombe,
  • Isekiri – delta
  • Isoko – delta, edo
  • Igala – delta, kogi, benue
  • Urhobo – delta
  • Edo – edo
  • Esan – edo
  • Okpamheri – edo
  • Huba – adamawa
  • Anaang – akwa ibom
  • Ibibio – akwa ibom
  • Idoma – benue
  • Shuwa Arabic – borno
  • Marghi – borno
  • Efik – cross river
  • Bokyi – cross river
  • Ejagham – cross river
  • Yala – cross river
  • Tangale – gombe
  • Bade – jigawa
  • Gbari – kaduna
  • Nupe – kogi, niger, kwara
  • Egun - lagos
  • Ikwere - rivers
  • Jukun - taraba
  • Kpan - taraba




Try and spot yours, and if you can't just add it as a comment...

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