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The culture of Nigeria is shaped by Nigeria's multiple ethnic groups. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The country has 527 languages, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] seven of which are extinct. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Nigeria also has over 1,150 dialects and ethnic groups.
There are over 520 native languages spoken in Nigeria. [1] [2] [3] The official language is English, [4] [5] which was the language of Colonial Nigeria.The English-based creole Nigerian Pidgin – first used by the British and African slavers to facilitate the Atlantic slave trade in the late 17th century [6] – is the most common lingua franca, spoken by over 60 million people.
The Yoruba culture is the embodiment of the cultural practices and identity of the Yoruba people, an ethnic group predominantly found in Nigeria and other West African regions. Known for its richness and diversity, Yoruba culture encompasses various facets such as language, religion, art, music, dance, and social customs.
Igbo culture (Igbo: Ọmenala ndị Igbo [1]) are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people [2] of southeastern [3] Nigeria.It consists of ancient practices as well as new concepts added into the Igbo culture either by cultural evolution or by outside influence.
Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation. Nevertheless, it is not spoken as a first language in the entire country because other languages have been around for over a thousand years making them the major languages in terms of numbers of native speakers.
Dialects of Nigerian Pidgin may include the Sapele-Warri-Ughelli dialect that has majorly influenced large parts of Nigeria, Benin City dialect that has its influence from Bini language, Port Harcourt dialect that has elements of the mixed tribes in Rivers State, Lagos (particularly in Ajegunle influenced by sizeable Niger Deltan populace); and ...
The people of this ethnic group speak the Urhobo language. [1] Their population is approximately 10 million. [3] The Urhobo people live in a territory bounded by latitudes 6° and 5°, 15° North and Longitudes 5°, 40° and 6°, 25° East [clarification needed] in the Delta and Bayelsa States of Nigeria.
The Kingdom of Nri (Igbo: Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì) was a medieval polity located in what is now Nigeria.The kingdom existed as a sphere of religious and political influence over a significant part of what is known today as Igboland prior to expansion, and was administered by a priest-king called an Eze Nri.