Kaduna comprises numerous ethnic groups and the groups have their own languages

Most of the languages are spoken in Southern Kaduna.

The languages of Kaduna people are:

• Acipa
• Gbagyi
• Kamuku
• Rogo
• Shama-Sambuga
• T’kurmi
• Hyam
• Berom  
• Fantswam
• Gyong  
• Hyam
•  Jju Kanufi
• Mada
•  Kyoli  
• Nikyob-Kaninkon  
• Ninzo Nungu
• Nyankpa
• Tyuku Zhire
• Numana
• Doka  
• Hyam  
• Iku-Gora-Ankwa
• Nghan  
• Koro Wachi
• Kuturmi
• Zhire
• Koro Wachi
• Ajiya
• Kuce  
• Gbagyi
• Shuwa-Zamani
• Gworok  
• Iten  
• Takad  
• Sholyio  
• Tyap 
• Abisi
• Bina
• Dungu
• Jere  
• Ikulu
• Kaivi
• Kinuku
• Koono
• Mala
•  Rigwe
• Ruma
• Sheni
• T’kurmi  
• Tsam
• Tumi  
• Tyap
• Vono
• Vori
•  Hausa
• Amo
• Bina
• Janji
• Lemoro
• Lere
• Sanga
• Tugbiri-Niragu
• Ahwai
• Ayu
• Bu
• Gwandara
• Hasha  
• Ninzo
• Numana  
• Nungu  
• Sambe
• Sha
• Toro
• Nghan

Kaduna languages by LGA (Local Government Area)

LGA	Languages
Birnin Gwari	Acipa, Eastern; Gbagyi; Kamuku; Rogo; Shama-Sambuga
Chikun	Gbagyi
Giwa	Hausa
Igabi	Hausa and Gbagyi
Ikara	Hausa and T’kurmi
Jaba	Ashe; Duya; Hyam
Jema’a	Ashe; Berom; Duya; Fantswam; Gyong; Hyam; Jju; Kanufi; Mada; Kyoli; Nikyob-Kaninkon; Ninzo; Nungu; Nyankpa; Shamang; Tyap; Tyuku Zhire; Numana
Kachia	Adara; Doka; Gbagyi; Hyam; Iku-Gora-Ankwa; Ikulu; Jju; Nghan; Koro Wachi; Kuturmi; Shamang; Tyap; Zhire
Kagarko	Ashe; Duya; Gbagyi; Koro Wachi
Kajuru	Adara; Ajiya; Kuce; Gbagyi; Shuwa-Zamani
Kaura	Gworok; Iten; Takad; Sholyio; Tyap and Tyecarak (Tyecaat)
Kauru	Abisi; Bina; Dungu; Jere; Ikulu; Kaivi; Kinuku; Koono; Mala; Rigwe; Ruma; Sheni; T’kurmi; Tsam; Tumi; Tyap; Vono; Vori and Hausa
Lere	Amo; Bina; Janji; Lemoro; Lere; Sanga; Tugbiri-Niragu and Hausa
Makarfi	Hausa
Sabon Gari	Hausa
Sanga	Ahwai; Ayu; Bu; Gwandara; Hasha; Ninzo; Numana; Nungu; Sambe; Sha; Toro
Soba	Hausa and Gbagyi
Zangon Kataf	Ikulu; Jju; Nghan; and Tyap; Tyecarak (Tyecaat)
Zaria	Hausa

Other languages in Kaduna State are Bacama, Firan, and Sambe.

Kaduna State comprises over 63 ethnic groups namely:

• Abinu (also known as Binawa)
• Ada (also known as Kuturmi)
• Adara (also known as Kadara)
• Agbiri (also known as Gure)
• Akurmi (labelled Kurama by the Hausa)
• Anghan (also known as Kamanton by the Hausa)
• Amo
• Aniragu (also known as Kahugu)
• Aruruma (named Ruruma by the Hausa)
• Asholio (also known as Moro’a)
• Atachaat (also known as Kachechere)
• Atuku
• Atyap (also known as Kataf by the Hausa)
• Ayu
• Bajju (also known as Kaje by the Hausa)
• Bakulu (Ikulu by the Hausa)
• Bhazar (named Koro)
• Bur (Sanga)
• Dingi
• Fantswam (also known as Kafanchan)
• Fulani
• Gbagyi-Gbari (Gwari in Hausa)
• Gwandara
• Gwong (Kagoma in Hausa)
• Ham (also known as Jaba in Hausa, which is a derogatory name)
• Hausa
• Ikulu
• Jangi (also known as Gwari by the Hausa)
• Kaivi (also known as Kaibi)
• Kanufi
• Kanuri
• Kigono
• Kinugu
• Kitimi
• Kiwafa
• Kiwollo
• Koro
• Kubvori (also known as Surubu)
• Mada (Mardan) Mada must have migrated during colonial rule
• Marghi
• Nandu
• Nduyah
• Numana
• Nindem
• Ningeshe
• Ninkyop
• Ninzo
• Nyenkpa (Yeskwa)
• Oegworok (also known as Kagoro)
• Pikal
• Pitti
• Ribang
• Rishuwa
• Rumada
• Ruruma
• Rumayya
• Shemawa
• Siyawa (Bauchi state?)
• Takad (also known as Attakar)
• Tarri
• Tsam (also known as Chawai)