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Languages Spoken in Nigeria

Official: English and Yoruba

Nigeria has a population of 236.7 million and is home to several distinct language communities, with 10 languages meeting our inclusion threshold. English and Yoruba serve as the official languages. Of the languages spoken in Nigeria, 4 are supported by LEXIGO's professional translation services.

236.7M
Population
10
Languages
4
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Languages spoken in Nigeria

English Official
English Braille, English alphabet
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53%
CLDR
Nigerian Pidgin
Latin script
21%
CLDR
Hausa
Arabic alphabet, Hausa Braille
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13%
CLDR
Igbo
Igbo Braille, Igbo alphabet
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13%
CLDR
Yoruba Official
Yoruba Braille, Yoruba alphabet
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13%
CLDR
Nigerian Fulfulde
7%
CLDR
Tiv
Latin script
2%
CLDR
Efik
Latin script
1%
CLDR
Ibibio
Latin script
1%
CLDR
Bini
Latin script
0.7%
CLDR
Data sources
Unicode CLDR (population percentages)
CIA World Factbook (official languages)
Wikidata (language families, scripts)
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