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| has gloss | eng: The number of languages currently estimated and catalogued in Nigeria is 521. This number includes 510 living languages, two second languages without native speakers and 9 extinct languages. In some areas of Nigeria, ethnic groups speak more than one language. The official language of Nigeria, English, the former colonial language, was chosen to facilitate the cultural and linguistic unity of the country. The major languages spoken in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Fulfulde, Kanuri, Ibibio. Even though most ethnic groups prefer to communicate in their own languages, English, being the official language, is widely used for education, business transactions and for official purposes. English, however, remains an exclusive preserve of a small minority of the countrys urban elite, and is not spoken in rural areas. With approximately 75% of Nigerias populace in the rural areas, the major languages of communication in the country remain tribal languages, with the most widely spoken being Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Foreign minorities speak their own languages aside from English and/or major native languages as their second languages. |
| lexicalization | eng: Languages of Nigeria |
| subclass of | (noun) a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written" language, linguistic communication |
| Note: 81 other instance(s) ommited in the following list | |
| has instance | e/br/Adjawaeg |
| has instance | e/br/Beleg (yezh tchadek) |
| has instance | e/br/Boureg |
| has instance | e/br/Dazaeg |
| has instance | e/br/Douc'hweg |
| has instance | e/br/Giwoeg |
| has instance | e/br/Gwandaraeg |
| has instance | e/br/Houbaeg |
| has instance | e/br/Kariyaeg |
| has instance | e/br/Koutoeg |
| has instance | e/br/Lourieg |
| has instance | e/br/Makaeg |
| has instance | e/br/Margieg ar c'hreiz |
| has instance | e/br/Moundateg |
| has instance | e/br/Mwagavouleg |
| has instance | e/Bade languages |
| has instance | e/Bole-Karekare languages |
| has instance | e/Bole-Tangale languages |
| has instance | e/Fyer languages |
| has instance | e/North Bauchi languages |
| has instance | e/Ron languages |
| has instance | e/Ron-Fyer languages |
| has instance | e/fr/Anang (langue) |
| has instance | e/fr/Mumuye (langue) |
| has instance | e/fr/Urhobo (langue) |
| has instance | e/hr/Abon jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Agatu jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Ake jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Ashe jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Bada (bantoid jezik) |
| has instance | e/hr/Bade jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Busa jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Eloyi jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Fam jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Izi-ezaa-ikwo-mgbo jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Jju jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Luri jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Mburku jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Zari jezik |
| has instance | e/hr/Àhàn jezik |
| Meaning | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | |
| lexicalization | ara: لغات نيجيريا |
| Bengali | |
| lexicalization | ben: নাইজেরিয়ার ভাষা |
| Breton | |
| lexicalization | bre: Yezhoù Nigeria |
| Esperanto | |
| lexicalization | epo: Lingvoj de Niĝerio |
| Finnish | |
| lexicalization | fin: Nigerian kielet |
| French | |
| lexicalization | fra: Langue du Nigeria |
| Croatian | |
| lexicalization | hrv: Jezici Nigerije |
| Indonesian | |
| lexicalization | ind: Bahasa di Nigeria |
| Japanese | |
| lexicalization | jpn: ナイジェリアの言語 |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 나이지리아의 언어 |
| Latvian | |
| lexicalization | lav: Nigērijas valodas |
| Dutch | |
| lexicalization | nld: Taal in Nigeria |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | |
| lexicalization | nno: Språk i Nigeria |
| Norwegian | |
| lexicalization | nor: Språk i Nigeria |
| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: O número de línguas atualmente estimado e catalogado na Nigéria é 521. Esse número inclui 510 línguas vivas, duas segundas línguas sem falantes nativos e 9 línguas extintas. Em algumas regiões da Nigéria, grupos étnicos falam mais de uma língua. A língua oficial da Nigéria é o inglês, a antiga língua colonial, foi escolhida para facilitar a unidade cultural e linguística do país. As principais línguas faladas na Nigéria são Hausa, Igbo, Yorubá, Edo, Efik, Ibibio e Annang, Adamawa Fulfulde, Idoma, e Central Kanuri. As línguas Annang/Efik/Ibibio são de fato três dialetos da mesma língua, quando adicionadas em conjunto, elas formam a quarta maior língua nigeriana. Apesar de que, a maioria dos grupos étnicos preferem comunicar-se em suas próprias línguas, Inglês, sendo a língua oficial, é amplamente utilizada para a educação, transações comerciais e para fins oficiais. |
| lexicalization | por: Línguas da Nigéria |
| Russian | |
| lexicalization | rus: Языки Нигерии |
| Castilian | |
| lexicalization | spa: Lenguas de Nigeria |
| Yoruba | |
| has gloss | yor: Iye awon èdè ti a mo ni Naijiria je 521. |
| lexicalization | yor: Àwọn èdè Nàìjíríà |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Afro asiatic peoples nigeria.png |
| media:img | Nigeria Benin Cameroon languages.png |
| media:img | Nigeria linguistic 1979.jpg |
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