Nigerians usually feel comfortable speaking their mother tongue in public. In a survey conducted in 2020, 96 percent of them declared that they felt comfortable about this. The primary languages spoken at home in Nigeria are Hausa, Yoruba, and English. Some other common languages spoken in Nigerian households are Igbo, Fulani, Tiv, Nupe, Pidgin English, and Ijaw.
Do you feel comfortable speaking your mother tongue in public?
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Afrobarometer. (October 11, 2021). Do you feel comfortable speaking your mother tongue in public? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269693/confidence-in-speaking-own-language-in-public-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. "Do you feel comfortable speaking your mother tongue in public?." Chart. October 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269693/confidence-in-speaking-own-language-in-public-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. (2021). Do you feel comfortable speaking your mother tongue in public?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269693/confidence-in-speaking-own-language-in-public-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer. "Do You Feel Comfortable Speaking Your Mother Tongue in Public?." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269693/confidence-in-speaking-own-language-in-public-in-nigeria/
Afrobarometer, Do you feel comfortable speaking your mother tongue in public? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269693/confidence-in-speaking-own-language-in-public-in-nigeria/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Do you feel comfortable speaking your mother tongue in public? [Graph], Afrobarometer, October 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1269693/confidence-in-speaking-own-language-in-public-in-nigeria/
