Nigerian Languages ordered by size

This is a list of the languages of Nigeria, ordered by their size. It should be kept in mind that in most cases the figures are only estimates, due to the absence of any reliable census data. In some cases it was not even possible to get such estimates.

Languages spoken by several million people

EFIK 360,000 first language speakers, spoken as a second language by 3.5 million (1986 UBS)
FULFULDE All Fulfulde in Nigeria: 7,611,000 or 8.6% of the population (1991 SIL)
HAUSA 18,525,000 in Nigeria (1991 SIL)
IBIBIO 1,500,000 to 2,000,000
IGBO 17,000,000 or 16.6% of the population (1995 WA)
IJO (wide sense) estimated 2,000,000
KANURI 3,000,000 or more in Nigeria (1985 Gunnemark and Kenrick)
TIV 2,212,000 in Nigeria, 2.5% of the population (1991 SIL)
YORUBA 18,850,000 in Nigeria (1993 Johnstone)

Languages spoken by more than 500,000 people

ANAANG estimated 1,000,000 (1990)
EBIRA 1,000,000 (1989 J. Adive)
EDO 1,000,000 (1987 UBS)
GBAGYI 700,000 (1991 SIL)
IDOMA 600,000 (1991 UBS)
IGALA 800,000 (1989 UBS)
ISEKIRI 510,000 (1991 UBS)
IZI-EZAA-IKWO-MGBO 593,000 (1973 SIL) including 200,000 Izi, 180,000 Ezaa, 150,000 Ikwo, 63,000 Mgbo
NUPE 283,000 Nupe Central (1931), 19,100 Nupe Tako (1931), estimated 800,000 (1990)
URHOBO 546,000 (1993 Johnstone)

Languages spoken by 100,000 or more people

ANGAS 400,000 (1998 SIL)
ARABIC, SHUWA 100,000 in Nigeria (1973 SIL)
BACAMA 150,000 (CAPRO 1992)
BADE 250,000 (1993)
BASA 100,000 (1973 SIL)
BATA 150,000 in Nigeria (CAPRO 1992)
BEKWARRA 100,000 (1989 SIL)
BEROM 300,000 (1993 SIL)
BOKYI 140,000 in Nigeria (1989 SIL)
BOLE 100,000 (1990)
BURA-PABIR 250,000 (1990 UBS), including 200,000 Pabir (1993). 32,000 in Adamawa State
CIBAK 100,000 (1993 CAPRO)
DIBO estimate more than 100,000 (Blench 1992) 
EGGON 140,368 (1990)
EKIT 200,000 (1989)
EMAI-IULEHA-ORA 100,000 (1987 Schaefer)
ESAN 200,000 (1973 SIL) including 7,000 Ekpon in 7 villages (1998)
GBARI 300,000 (1991 SIL)
GERA 200,000 (CAPRO 1995)
GOEMAI 200,000 or more (1995)
GOKANA 100,000 (1989)
GUN-GBE 300,000 (Atinwore 1986)
HAM 100,000 (1994 UBS)
IGEDE 250,000 (1991 UBS)
IKWERE estimated 200,000 (1973 SIL)
ISOKO 321,000 (1993 Johnstone)
JARAWA 150,000 (1978 MARC), including 20,000 Bankal, 19,000 Gingwak
JJU 300,000 (1988 C. McKinney SIL)
KALABARI 257,764 (1989 Jenewari)
KAMBARI cluster 200,000 
KAMWE 300,000 (1992)
KAREKARE 150,000 to 200,000 (1993 CAPRO)
KHANA 200,000 (1989)
KILBA 175,000 (1992 CAPRO)
KIRIKE 248,000 (1995 UBS)
KOFYAR cluster estimated 200,000
LOKAA 120,000 (1989)
MADA 100,000 (1993 SIL)
MARGHI  200,000 (1989 UBS)
MBEMBE, CROSS RIVER 100,000 (1982 UBS)
MUMUYE 400,000 in Nigeria (1993 SIL)
MWAGHAVUL 300,000 (1993 SIL), including 5,000 Chakfem (1990)
OBOLO 100,000 (1990 Uche E. Aaron)
OGBAH 170,000 (1993 A. Ahiamadu)
OGBIA 200,000 (1989)
RON 115,000 (1995)
TANGALE 100,000 (1973 SIL)
TAROK 300,000 (1998 Blench)
TYAP 130,000 (1993 SIL)
UKWUANI-ABOH-NDONI 150,000 (1973 SIL)
WAPAN 100,000 (1994 UBS)
YEKHEE 274,000 (1995 UBS)

Languages spoken by 50,000 or more people

AGATU 70,000 (1987 UBS)
BARIBA 60,000 in Nigeria (1993)
BENA 95,000 (CAPRO 1992)
BOGHOM 50,000 (1973 SIL)
CHE 50,000 (1973 SIL)
EJAGHAM 60,000 to 70,000 in Nigeria (1998 John Watters SIL)
ELEME 58,000 (1990 UBS)
GADE 60,000 (1977 Sterk)
GUDE 68,000 in Nigeria (1987)
HUN-SAARE 73,000 including 10,000 outside the traditional area (1985 Patience Ahmed)
IBANI 60,000 (1989 UBS)
IKULU 50,000 (1998 estimate)
IZERE 50,000 (1993 SIL)
JERE cluster 64,850 including 15,000 Buji (1998 CAPRO estimate), 15,000 Gusu (1998 CAPRO estimate), 30,000 Jere (1998 CAPRO estimate), 4,000 Ribina (1996 CAPRO), 850 Gurrum (1936)
KUKELE 95,000 (1989)
LEGBO 60,000 (1989)
LELA 90,000 or more (1993 Dettweiler SIL)
LIJILI 50,000 (1985 UBS)
MAMBILA, NIGERIA 99,000 (1993)
MOM JANGO 84,000 in Nigeria
NGAMO 60,000 (1993)
NGIZIM 80,000 (1993)
NUNGU 50,000 (SIL)
NZANYI 77,000 in Nigeria (1993)
OBANLIKU estimated 65,000 (1989 Faraclas)
OKOBO 50,000 (1991)
ORING estimated 75,000 (Faraclas 1989)
ORO 75,000 (1989)
SAMBA DAKA 60,000 (1973 SIL). 
SAYA 50,000 (1973 SIL), including 7,000 Sigdi (1995 CAPRO)
TERA 50,000 (1970 P. Newman)
TSIKIMBA 50,000 (1996)
WAJA 60,000 (1989 Kleinewillinghöfer)
WARJI 65,000 to 70,000 (1995 CAPRO)
YALA 50,000 (1973 SIL)
YENDANG 62,640 (1987)
ZARMA 50,000 in Nigeria (1973 SIL)

Languages spoken by 10,000 or more people

ABANYOM 12,500 (1986)
ABUA 25,000 (1989 Faraclas)
ACIPA, WESTERN 20,000 (1995 CAPRO)
AFADE Twelve villages in Nigeria, estimate less than 20,000 (1990 Blench)
AGOI estimated 12,000 (1989 Faraclas)
AGWAGWUNE 20,000 (1973 SIL)
AKPES 10,000 or more (1992 Crozier and Blench)
ALAGO 35,000 (1973 SIL)
ASHE 35,000 including Begbere-Ejar (1972 Barrett)
ATEN estimated 40,000 (1988 Kjenstad)
ATSAM 30,000 (1972 Barrett)
BAANGI 15,000 estimate (1996)
BADA 10,000 (1973 SIL)
BATU 25,000
BAUCHI 20,000 or fewer (1988 Blench estimate)
BEGBERE-EJAR 35,000 including Ashe (1972 Barrett)
BETE-BENDI 36,800 (1963)
BILE 30,000 (1992)
BITARE 46,300 in Nigeria
BOKO 35,000 in Nigeria (1997)
BOKOBARU 30,000 (1997 Ross Jones SIM), including 6,000 in Kaama, 24,000 in villages
BUSA 20,000 first language speakers, 20,000 second language users (1998 Ross Jones SIM)
CINDA-REGI-TIYAL 30,000 or more (1995 S. and S. Dettweiler)
DADIYA 30,000 (1998 est.)
DEGEMA 10,000 (SIL)
DERA 20,000 (1973 SIL)
DGHWEDE 30,000 (1980 UBS)
DIJIM-BWILIM 25,000 (1998 est.) 
DUGURI 20,000 (1995 CAPRO)
EFUTOP 10,000 (1973 SIL)
EKAJUK 30,000 (1986 Asinya)
EKPEYE 30,000 (1973 SIL)
ELOYI 25,000 (SIL)
ENGENNI 20,000 (1980 UBS)
ENWANG 15,000
EPIE 12,000 (1973 SIL)
ETEBI 15,000 (1989)
ETKYWAN 40,000 to 50,000 (1992)
ETULO 10,000 (1988 Shain)
EVANT 10,000 or fewer in Nigeria (1996 R. Hedinger)
FALI Four principal villages. Estimate more than 20,000 (1990)
FYEM 12,000 (1998 Daniel Nettle)
FYER 20-30,000 (estimate Blench 1999)
GAANDA 43,000 (1992)
GALAMBU 20,000 (1993)
GAMO-NINGI Ethnic group of 15,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench)
GEVOKO 20,000 or more in Nigeria (1990)
GIIWO 14,000 SIL
GLAVDA 20,000 in Nigeria (1963)
GUDUF 20,000 (1963), 2,800 in Cameroon (1982 SIL)
GUPA-ABAWA estimated more than 10,000 Gupa and 5,000 Abawa (1989)
GURUNTUM-MBAARU 15,000 (1993)
GWANDARA 30,000 (1973 SIL)
HWANA 32,000 (1992)
IBINO 10,000 (1989)
IDUN 10,000 (1972 Barrett)
IRIGWE 40,000 (1985 UBS)
IVBIE NORTH-OKPELA-ARHE 20,000 possibly (1973 SIL)
JIBU 30,000 (1997 SIL)
KAAN 10,000 (1992)
KADARA 40,000 (1972 Barrett)
KAG-FER-JIIR-KOOR-ROR-US-ZUKSUN 36,000 or more (1992 SIL)
KAKIHUM 15,000 estimate (1996)
KAMANTAN 10,000 (1972 Barrett)
KAMO 20,000 (1995 CAPRO)
KOHUMONO 30,000 (1989)
KOMA 32,000 in Nigeria (1989)
KPASHAM 15,000 (1992)
KULERE 15,570 (1990)
KULUNG 15,000 (1973 SIL)
KUPA estimated less than 20,000 (Blench 1998)
KURAMA 11,300 (1949)
KUSHI 11,000 (1995 CAPRO)
KUTEP 30,000 to 50,000 in Nigeria (1992)
KWAAMI 10,000 (1990)
LALA-ROBA 46,000 (1993)
LAMANG 40,000 (1993)
LAME 10,000 (1995 CAPRO)
LEMORO 10,000 (1998 CAPRO)
LEYIGHA 10,000 (1989)
LONGUDA 32,000 (1973 SIL)
MAAKA 10,000 (1993)
MAMA 20,000 (1973 SIL)
MBE 14,300 (1973 SIL)
MBEMBE, TIGON 20,000 in Nigeria (1987)
MBOI 19,000 (1992)
MBULA-BWAZZA 35,000 to 40,000, including 10,000 Bwazza, 20,000 Tambo, 5,000 to 10,000 Mbula
MIYA 30,000 (1995 CAPRO)
MONTOL 21,858 (1990)
NDE-NSELE-NTA 19,500 (Asinya 1987), including 12,000 Nde, 3,000 Nsele, 4,500 Nsa
NDOOLA 48,700 in Nigeria
NGWABA 10,000 (1993 CAPRO)
NINZAM 35,000 (1973 SIL)
NKEM-NKUM 34,500 (1987 Asinya), including 18,000 Nkem, 16,500 Nkum
NUMANA-NUNKU-GWANTU-NUMBU 15,000 (SIL)
ODUAL 18,000 (1989)
OGBOGOLO 10,000 or fewer (1995)
OKO-ENI-OSAYEN 10,000 including 4,000 in Ogori, 3,000 in Magongo, 3,000 in Eni (1989 Williamson)
OKPAMHERI 30,000 (1973 SIL)
OLULUMO-IKOM estimated 30,000 (Faraclas 1989), including 5,000 Olulumo, 25,000 Ikom
PERO 25,000 (1995 CAPRO)
POLCI cluster 22,000 (1995 CAPRO) including 2,000 Zul (1995), 4,000 Buli (1993), 400 Langas (1993), 15,000 Polci, 250 Baram (1993), 800 Dir (1993)
PONGU 20,000 or more speakers (1988 Roger Blench)
PSIKYE 12,000 in Nigeria (1992)
PUTUKWAM 12,000 or more (1973 SIL), including 3,500 Afrike (1953)
RESHE 44,000 (1993 SIL)
SANGA 15,000 to 20,000 (1995 CAPRO), including 1,600 Bujiyel (1995 CAPRO)
SHOO-MINDA-NYE 10,000 (1973 SIL)
SUKUR 14,779 (1992)
TAL 10,000 (1973 SIL)
TSO 16,000 (CAPRO 1992)
TULA 30,000 (Kleinewillinghöfer 1998)
UBAGHARA 30,000 (1985 UBS), including 24,000 Biakpan (1991 UBS)
UDA 10,000 or more (1988)
UKAAN 18,000 (1973 SIL)
UKPE-BAYOBIRI 12,000 (1973 SIL)
ULUKWUMI 10,000 or fewer (1992 Crozier and Blench)
UMON 20,000 or fewer (1995)
USAGHADE 10,000 (1990 Connell)
VEMGO-MABAS 10,000 in Nigeria (1993)
WANDALA 20,000 in Nigeria (1993), including 10,000 Gamargu, 9,300 Kirawa
YACE 10,000 (1982 UBS)
YESKWA 13,000 (1973 SIL)
YUKUBEN 15,000 in Nigeria (1992)
ZARI 21,000 or more including 20,000 Zakshi (1995 CAPRO), 1,000 Boto (1950)

Languages spoken by less than 10,000 people

ACIPA, EASTERN 5,000 (1993)
AKPA 5,500 (1952 Robert G. Armstrong)
AMO 3,550 (1950)
ARUM-TESU 4,000 to 5,000 (1999 Blench)
ASU less than 5,000 (Blench 1998)
AWAK 6,000 (1995 CAPRO)
AYU 4,000 (1976 SIL)
BAAN less than 5,000 (1990)
BANGWINJI 6,000 or fewer (1992 Crozier and Blench)
BASA-GURMANA more than 2,000 speakers (Blench 1987)
BISENI 4,800 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin)
BU 7-8000 (1999 Blench)
BUDUMA 3,000 in Nigeria
BURAK 4,000 (1992 Crozier & Blench)
BURU one village, less than 3,-4,000 (Blench 1991)
CARA 4,000 (1998 Blench)
DASS 8,830 including 1,130 Lukshi, 4,700 Durr-Baraza, 700 Wandi and Zumbul, 2,300 Dot
DENO 6,000 (1995 CAPRO)
DIRI 3,750 (1971)
DIRIM 9,000 (1992)
DONG less than 5,000 (Blench 1998)
DZA 6,100 (1952)
EBUGHU 5,000 or more (1988)
EFAI 5,000 or more (1988)
EHUEUN 5,766 (1963)
EKI 5,000 or more (1988)
GAA less than 10,000 (Boyd 1997)
GBIRI-NIRAGU 5,000 (1952 Westermann and Bryan)
GEJI 6,000 (1995 CAPRO)
GERUMA 4,700 (1971)
GHOTUO 9,000 (1952)
GUDU 5,000 (1993)
GURMANA 3,000 (1989)
GWAMHI-WURI 8,000 (1973 SIL)
HASHA 4000 (Blench 1998)
IBUORO 5,000 or more (1988)
ICEVE-MACI 5,000 in Nigeria, 7,000 in Cameroon (1990 est.)
IDERE 5,000 or more (1988)
IGUTA 6,123 (1990)
IKO 5,000 or more (1988)
ILUE 5,000 or less (1988)
ITO 5,000 or more (1988)
ITU MBON UZO 5,000 or more (1988)
IYAYU 9,979 (1963)
IZORA 4-5,000 (1998, CAPRO)
JARA 4,000 (1973 SIL)
JORTO 4,876 (1934 Ames)
KAGOMA 6,250 (1934, 1956 H.D. Gunn)
KAKANDA  4,500 (1931); 20,000 (1989 Blench)
KAM 5,000 (1993)
KAMI estimated more than 5000 (1989 Crozier & Blench)
KANINGKON-NINDEM 2,291 in Kaningdom (1934)
KHOLOK 2,500 (1977 Voegelin & Voegelin)
KIR-BALAR 3,050 (1993)
KOENOEM 3,000 (1973 SIL)
KUDU-CAMO 2,000 to 4,000 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin)
KUGAMA 5,000 or more (1995)
KUTTO 3,000 or less (1995)
KUTURMI 2,950 (1949)
KWA 7,000 (1992)
KYAK less than 5,000 (1995 Adelberger)
KYENGA 4,000 in Nigeria (1995 Ross Jones SIM)
LAKA 5,000 or more (1995)
LARU 5,000 (1995 Ross Jones SIM)
LEELAU less than 5,000 (Adelberger 1995)
LOO estimated 8,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench)
LOPA 5000 (Blench 1996)
LUFU Ethnic group: 2,000 to 3,000 (1992)
MBURKU 4,000 (1977 Skinner)
MINGANG DOSO 3,000 or fewer (1995 SIL)
MISHIP 6,000 (1976 SIL)
MOO 5,000 (1998 est.)
NANDU-TARI 4,000 (1973 SIL)
NDOE 3,000 (1953)
NINGYE 4 villages, less than 5,000 (Blench 1998)
NKARI Approx. 5,000
NKOROO 4,550 (1989 UBS)
NNAM 3,000 (1987 Asinya)
OKODIA 3,600 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin)
OKPE 8,722 (1957 Bradbury)
ORUMA 5,000 or fewer (1995)
OSOSO 6,532 (1957 Bradbury)
OTANK 3,000 (1973 SIL)
PAA 8,000 (1995 CAPRO)
PAI 2,000 to 3,000 (1996 Blench)
PEERE 5,000 in Nigeria (1993)
PIYA-KWONCI 5,000 or more (1992)
PYAPUN 4,635 (1934 Ames)
RUMA 2,200 (1948)
SASARU-ENWAN-IGWE 3,775 (1952)
SHA 3,000 (estimate 1998 Seibert)
SHAMA-SAMBUGA 5,000 or fewer (1995 S. and S. Dettweiler)
SHANGA 5,000 to 10,000 (1995 Ross Jones SIM)
SIRI 3,000 (1993)
TAMBAS 8,000 (1999 Blench)
TAPSHIN less than 5,000 (Blench 1998)
TEME 4,000 or fewer (1995)
TORO 3,000 to 4,000 (1999 Blench)
UHAMI 5,498 (1963)
UKUE 5,702 (1963) 
UNEME 6,000 (1952)
UVBIE 6,000 (1952)
UZEKWE 5,000 (1973 SIL)
WAKA 5,000 or more (1992)
WANNU a few thousand (Storch 1998)
WOM 5,000 in Nigeria (1992)
XEDI 9,000 in Nigeria (1992 CAPRO)
YIWOM 8,000 (1973 SIL)
ZIZILIVEKEN one main village in Nigeria, with less than 4,000 speakers (Blench 1998)

Languages spoken by 2,000 or less people

ABON 1,000 (1973 SIL)
ADUGE 1,904 (1992 Crozier and Blench)
AHAN a few 100 (Blench 1998)
AKE 300 or fewer (1973 SIL)
AKUM 3 villages in Nigeria; 600 in Cameroun (1976)
ALEGE 1,200 (1973 SIL)
AMBO less than 1,000
AYERE a few 1,000 (Blench 1998)
BAKPINKA said to be dying out
BALI 2,000 (Blench estimate 1991)
BASA-KONTAGORA 10 speakers (1987)
BEELE 120 Temple (1922); a few villages
BINA 2,000 (1973 SIL)
BO-RUKUL 1,000 to 2,000, including 1,000 in each dialect (1998 Daniel Nettle)
BUKWEN one village
BURE A single village southeast of Darazo town
CINENI spoken in one village, a few thousand speakers
CIWOGAI 2,000 (1995 CAPRO)
CORI a single village and associated hamlets
DABA A single village, less than 1,000. Mostly in Cameroun
DEFAKA 1,000 or fewer (1992 Crozier and Blench)
DENDI A few in Nigeria, mostly in Benin Republic and Niger
DOKA one village
DUGUZA 2,000 (1973 SIL)
DUHWA 800 (1973 SIL)
DULBU 100 (1993)
DUNGU 310 (1949)
DZODINKA a single village on the border to Cameroon
FAM 1,000 or fewer (1984)
FIRAN 1,500 or fewer (1991 C. Regnier)
FUNGWA 1,000 (1992 Blench)
GBAYA, NORTHWEST Very few in Nigeria
GWA 1,000 or fewer (1971)
GYEM 1,000 (1995 CAPRO)
HOROM less than 1,500 (1998 Blench)
HUNGWORO 1,000 (1949; 1956 H.D. Gunn)
IDON small
IKPESHI 1,826 (1957 Bradbury)
IYIVE 2,000
JANJI 360 (1950)
JILBE 1,00 or fewer (Tourneux 1997)
JIMI 1,000 (1995 CAPRO)
JU 900 (1993)
KAIVI 650 (1949)
KARIYA 2,000 (1995 CAPRO)
KINUKU 500 (1973 SIL)
KONA 2,000 (1977 Voegelin and Voegelin)
KONO 1,550 (1949)
KUBI Ethnic group has 1,500 (1995 CAPRO)
KUGBO 2,000 (1973 SIL)
LERE 1,000 (1973 SIL)
LIMBUM A few in Nigeria (1992 Crozier & Blench)
LURI 30 (1973 SIL)
MAFA 2,000 in Nigeria (1963)
MAGHDI 2,000 or fewer (1992)
MALA 1,800 (1948)
MANGAS 100 or fewer (1995 CAPRO)
MAWA Ethnic population is small (Shimizu)
MINI 3 villages
MUNDAT 1000 (estimate Seibert 1998)
MVANIP 100 (Connell & Blench 1999)
NDUNDA 3-400 (Blench & Connell 1999)
NGGWAHYI 2,000 or fewer (1995)
NKUKOLI 1,000 (1973 SIL)
NYAM A single village
ODUT 700 (1940, 1950 Forde and Jones)
PITI 1,600 (1950)
SHENI 200 (1925)
SHIKI 1,000 (1993)
SHUWA-ZAMANI 1,000 (1973 SIL)
SOMYEWE 100 speakers or fewer (1992 Crozier and Blench)
SURUBU 1,950 (1948)
TALA 1,000 (1993)
TEDAGA 2,000 or fewer in Nigeria (1990 Blench)
THA  less than 1,000 (Kleinewillinghoefer 1998)
TUMI 635 (1949)
VONO 500 (1973 SIL)
VUTE 1,000 or fewer in Nigeria (1973 SIL)
WASE 1000-2000 (Storch 1998)
WEDU 1,000 or fewer (1971 GR)
WUTANA 1,075 (1922 Temple)
YAMBA A few in Nigeria (1990 Blench)
YANGKAM 100 (1996 Blench)
ZANGWAL 100 (1995 CAPRO)
ZUMBUN 2,000 (1995 CAPRO)

Population unknown

ANCA population unknown
ARIGIDI population unknown
BOGA population unknown
BUMAJI population unknown
COMO KARIM population unknown
DAZA population unknown
DOKO-UYANGA population unknown
DUWAI population unknown
ERUWA population unknown
FUM population unknown
GENGLE population unknown
IBILO population unknown
IKA population unknown
IKU-GORA-ANKWA population unknown
JIRU population unknown
KANUFI population unknown
KAPYA population unknown
KIONG population unknown
KOFA population unknown
KORO IJA population unknown
KORO ZUBA population unknown
KOROP population unknown
KPAN population unknown
KPATI population unknown
KUMBA population unknown
KWAK population unknown
LABIR population unknown
LAMJA-DENGSA-TOLA population unknown
LENYIMA population unknown
LUBILA population unknown
MAK population unknown
MASHI population unknown
MBONGNO population unknown
MPADE population unknown
NDE GBITE population unknown
NKWAK population unknown
NSHI population unknown
NYONG population unknown
OBULOM population unknown
OGBRONUAGUM population unknown
OKPE-IDESA-AKUKU population unknown
OLOMA population unknown
PANGSENG population unknown
PIDGIN, NIGERIAN population unknown
PUTAI population unknown
RANG population unknown
SAMBA LEKO population unknown
SHALL-ZWALL population unknown
SHAMANG population unknown
SHAU population unknown
SORKO population unknown
TITA population unknown
UBANG population unknown
UJIJILI population unknown
UKPET-EHOM population unknown
UKWA population unknown
VAGHAT-YA-BIJIM-LEGERI population unknown
VITI population unknown
ZEEM population unknown
ZHIRE population unknown
ZIRIYA population unknown

Extinct or nearly extinct languages

AJAWA extinct
AUYOKAWA extinct
BASA-GUMNA extinct
BETE Few speakers out of 3,000 population (1992)
FALI OF BAISSA Some speakers left (1992 Crozier & Blench)
HOLMA 4 aging speakers (Blench, 1987)
TESHENAWA extinct


 
 

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