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NIGERIAN STATES WITH THE MOST LANGUAGES — 2024

1 Bauchi — 106
2 Adamawa — 77
3 Taraba — 61
4 Plateau — 57
5 Kaduna — 56
6 Gombe — 27
7 Nasarawa — 23
8 Borno — 22
9 Rivers — 20
10 Kogi — 12
11 Cross river — 11
12 Benue — 10

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The post ranks Nigeria's states by indigenous languages from the National Library's 2024 map, topping with Bauchi at 106, followed by Adamawa (77) and Taraba (61), mostly in northern regions.

Northern states dominate due to historical migrations fostering ethnic diversity, contrasting southern states like Rivers (20th with 20 languages) amid Nigeria's 520+ total tongues.

Replies challenge counts, arguing dialects are miscounted as languages and southern diversity (e.g., Cross River exceeding 11) is understated, echoing debates on linguistic classification.

ThroneNGamez:
NIGERIAN STATES WITH THE MOST LANGUAGES — 2024

1 Bauchi — 106
2 Adamawa — 77
3 Taraba — 61
4 Plateau — 57
5 Kaduna — 56
6 Gombe — 27
7 Nasarawa — 23
8 Borno — 22
9 Rivers — 20
10 Kogi — 12
11 Cross river — 11
12 Benue — 10

NE NC NW SS

The post ranks Nigeria's states by indigenous languages from the National Library's 2024 map, topping with Bauchi at 106, followed by Adamawa (77) and Taraba (61), mostly in northern regions.

Northern states dominate due to historical migrations fostering ethnic diversity, contrasting southern states like Rivers (20th with 20 languages) amid Nigeria's 520+ total tongues.

Replies challenge counts, arguing dialects are miscounted as languages and southern diversity (e.g., Cross River exceeding 11) is understated, echoing debates on linguistic classification.


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https://x.com/StatiSense/status/1973651366267510951?t=RrKN_mDBHTu23yJWizttyg&s=08[/quote]That's mad sick... Bauchi has the largest number of languages.