{"id":72865,"date":"2022-04-13T14:30:12","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=72865"},"modified":"2022-04-13T14:30:19","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:30:19","slug":"list-of-ethnic-groups-in-nigeria-and-their-languages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/list-of-ethnic-groups-in-nigeria-and-their-languages\/","title":{"rendered":"List Of Ethnic Groups In Nigeria and Their Languages"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria with Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba being the major ones found in the North, East, and West respectively. Among the ethnic groups, Hausa is recorded as the largest with an estimated 25-30% of speakers of Nigeria’s more than 200 million people.<\/p>\n

Each of the ethnic groups in Nigeria are unified and brought together by the same ancestry, language, history, and culture in different ways. The exact number of the ethnic groups in Nigeria remains unknown but there are over 500 languages found within these ethnic groups. Among the 36 states in Nigeria, Bauchi and Adamawa States have the highest number of languages, each recording more than 50 first languages.<\/p>\n

How Many Ethnic Groups Are In Nigeria?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are more than 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria and each is unique in its own right. These ethnic groups in Nigeria contribute to making the country a nation of some of the world’s diversified languages, people, cultures, and traditions. These ethnicities cut across the 774 local government areas of the country and are also identified with different dialects and languages which are said to be up to 500 or more.<\/p>\n

With a landmass of 923,768 km\u00b2 inhabiting a population of over 200 million people scattered across 36 states and a federal capital territory, it will indeed be a herculean task to be able to accurately identify all the over 500 languages of the country.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, here is a list of identified ethnic groups in Nigeria, their languages, and the states where they are located.<\/p>\n

The 3 Major Ethnic Groups in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 3 major ethnic groups in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba. These same languages are the largest in Africa with each having more than 40 million speakers. In Nigeria, these 3 major ethnic groups are located in three geographical regions of the six regions in the country.<\/p>\n

Hausa is The Largest Ethnic Group in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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