Languages of Nigeria
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The number of languages currently estimated and catalogued in Nigeria is 521. This number includes 510 living languages, 2 second languages without native speakers and 9 extinct languages. It some areas of Nigeria, ethic groups speak more then one language. The official language of Nigeria, English , was chosen to facilitate cultural and linguistic unity of the country. Choice of English as the official language was partially related to the fact that a part of Nigerian population spoke English as a result of British colonial occupation that ended in 1960. The major languages spoken in Nigeria are Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo, Efik, Adamawa, Fulfulde, Idoma, Central Kanuri. Even though most ethic groups prefer to communicate in their own languages, English is widely used for business transactions and for official porposes. In metropolitan areas of Nigeria, English is widly used for everyday communication.
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