There are 14 languages spoken as first languages is Benue State. The major languages are
Idoma, Igede and Tiv. The other languages are minority languages.
| AGATU | Otuko Divison, districts of Agatu, Ochekwu, and Adoka |
| AKPA | Otukpo LGA |
| BASA | Makurdi LGA |
| ELOYI | Oturkpo LGA |
| ETULO | Gboko LGA |
| IDOMA | Oturkpo and Okpokwu LGA's |
| IGEDE | Oju, Oturkpo, and Okpokwu LGA's |
| IYIVE | Kwande LGA, near Turan |
| IZI-EZAA-IKWO-MGBO | Okpokwu LGA |
| KUKELE | Okpokwu and Oju LGA's |
| ORING | Okpokwu LGA |
| OTANK | Kwande LGA |
| TIV | Makurdi, Gwer, Gboko, Kwande, Vandekya, and Katsina-Ala LGA's |
| WANNU | Makurdi Division, Iharev District at Abinsi |
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Department of Languages and Linguistics
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University of Jos