Languages of Benue State



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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Dr. Uwe Seibert


Department of Languages and Linguistics
Faculty of Arts
University of Jos

Email address: seibertu@unijos.edu.ng
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