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Hausa – 65 million speakers. Hausa is spoken largely by Nigeria’s Muslim population and predominantly in the north of the country.
Fulfulde – 15 million speakers. Fulfulde is spoken mainly in northern Nigeria by the Fulani diaspora, as well as across the Sahel.
• Kanuri – 5 million speakers. Kanuri has two main dialects (Manga Kanuri and Yerwa Kanuri) and three tones (high, low and falling).
Northeast Nigeria
We can see, for example, that both Hausa and Kanuri are important Nigerian languages in the northeast of country, where they are spoken by 31% and 28% of household respectively. Fulfulde is spoken by 11% of households there, Bura by 4% and Shuwa Arabic by 4%. Marghi, Kare Kare and Bachama are each spoken by 2% of northeastern Nigerian households, while Mandara, Higgi, Kilba, Kibaku, English and Mafa are spoken by 1%.
Northwest Nigeria
Hausa is the dominant language across the rest of the northern Nigerian states, as well as those in the Northeast.
North Central
The North Central region of Nigeria, running along the Niger and Benue rivers, is home to a wide range of languages. Some of the most common Nigerian languages spoken there include Nupe, Kambari, Gbagyi, Dibo, Gbari, Jarawa, Gade, Alago, Eloyi and Agatu, with dozens of other languages also spoken in the region.
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