ijawcitizen:
I believe most of these tribes are just clans, sections, towns or dialects of a larger ethnic group.

With proper ethnic grouping, the tribes in Kaduna may not be up to 10.

NwaAmaikpe:



1.

Igbo states are the most unified in terms of languages because we speak and understand only one language; money.

ijawcitizen:


Understand this,

A single language may be made up several dialects. Counting these dialects as different languages is the error that makes people to believe that Kaduna is made up of 20 languages and Nigeria made up of 250 languages.

Note that South west is 99% Yoruba and South East is 97% igbo. Are we to say that the remaining 4 zones have 248 languages?

vincentjk:
I'm an anambra man but there are languages you'll hear being spoken by some parts of anambra and you'll open your mouth in shock lol

You'll even swear that they're speaking another language entirely and not igbo

Same igbo but just different dialect.

PatriotExact:



You don't know what you are talking about



These guys all have a very distinct language, with no close words, distinct culture, distinct culinary, distinct religion (even though it's between Christianity, Islam and Traditional worship) etc.


They are very different.

Kalatium:
It seems most of us do not know about other states in Nigeria. As such i want to use this arena for us to enumerate the languages in our respective states.

I noticed that most people down south assume that once you are from the North you are hausa (aboki) likewise those up north are ignorant of down south.

In case you don't know Kaduna State alone has about 60 languages alone. Names on the bracket is their alternative names.

KADUNA STATE
1. Atyap(kataf)
2. Akurmi(Kurama)
3. Anghan ( Kamanton)
4. Amo,
5. Aruruma(Ruruma)
6. Atachaat ( Kachechere),
7. Kadara(adara)
8. Atuku,
9. Ayu,
10. Bajju,
11. Bakulu/Ikulu
12. Bhazar/Koro
13. Bur (Sanga),
14. Binawa,
15. Dingi,
16. Fantswam,
17. Fulfulde ,
18. Gbagyi,
19. Gure,
20. Gwandara,
21. Gwong (Kagoma),
22. Ham ( Jaba),
23. Hausa,
24. Jangi,
25. Kaibi,
26. Kahugu,
27. Kanufi,
28. Kigono,
29. Kinugu,
30. Kitimi,
31. Kiwafa,
32. Kiwollo,
33. Kono,
34. Kuvori (Surubu),
35. Kuturmi,
36. Tsam (Chawai)
37. Mada (Mardan)
38. Nandu,
39. Nduyah,
40. Numana,
41. Nindem,
42. Ningeshe,
43. Ninkyop,
44. Ninzo,
45. Nyenkpa (Yeskwa),
46. Oegworok,
47. Pikal,
48. Pitti,
49. Ribang,
50. Rishuwa,
51. Rumada,
52 Ruruma,
53. Rumayya,
54. Shemawa
55. Sholio (Marwa),
56. Siyawa
57. Takad,
58. Tarri, and
59. Lemoro * not sure,



What about you how many languages does your state has?

Kalatium:

Are you having difficulty understanding simple sentence?
The thing you wrote up their is crap. Where did i say that Every state has 59 tribes.

RedboneSmith:
1. Igbo (three macro-dialects of it)
2. Oza (a Bini dialect)
3. Olukwumi (a Yoruba dialect)
4. Igala (the Ebu dialect)
5. Itsekiri
6. Urhobo
7. Isoko
8. Ijaw

So, at least 8 languages are spoken in my state; but that number may even be higher depending on how one defines language and dialect.

(Some of the dialects of Urhobo and Isoko are sometimes ranked as different languages, e.g., Okpe and Erohwa, just as some of the dialects of Igbo are often ranked as different languages).

Ohizfly:
English is the official language of the state. The major tribal languages spoken in the state are Edo language, Igarra, Etsako/Afemai, Esan and Okpamheri.Edo State is home to several ethnicities, among them the Edo , Okpe , Esan , Afemai/Etsako, Ora, Akoko-Edo, Igbanke,
Emai. English is the official language of the state. The major tribal languages spoken in the state are Edo language, Igarra, Etsako/Afemai, Esan and Okpamheri.Edo State is home to several ethnicities, among them the Edo , Okpe , Esan , Afemai/Etsako, Ora, Akoko-Edo, Igbanke,
Emai.

Trimjos:


How is SE 97% igbo?? Oga it is 100%
Which other language is spoken in SE other than igbo?

Kalatium:


I mean languages not tribe

Okay, better.

But just do one thing ehh, make extensive investigations to find out which n which of those languages are same.

Cuz many nigerians now refer to a significant change in dialect as a new language

ijawcitizen:
I believe most of these tribes are just clans, sections, towns or dialects of a larger ethnic group.

With proper ethnic grouping, the tribes in Kaduna may not be up to 10.

Steve0979:
av u been to Anambra east ?dey speak Igala de

samwash:
No doubt that Nigerians speak different languages.
Each state has also have different tribes & language ,and some of these tribes occupies more than one state.
Well even in the North that speak different languages, but the most dominated language is the Hausa. Funny enough not all Northerns can speak the Hausa it's a fact.
On the South-West dominated by the Yoruba Language.
In the East it's Ibo.
Only in the South- South is not dominated by a particular language, because they have different tribes living among themselves.

saphiere:
Do you mean my state of residence or my state of origin?

frankson1:




Are the languages completely different from each other and is it difficult understanding a language from other tribes?

Walkee:
I can't count. I'm from Edo state, each local government speak different language

Unified07:
IGBOS not ibo

Unified07:
IGBOS not ibo