List of languages in Local Government Areas of Borno State

Askira-Uba
Putai; Bura-Pabir; Gude; Kibaku; Marghi Central; Marghi South; Nggwahyi; Nya Huba; Marghi

Bama
Shuwa Arabic; Yerwa Kanuri; Wandala; Mafa; Marghi

Biu
Bura-Pabir; Dera; Ga’anda; Jara; Putai, Marghi

Chibok
Kibaku; Putai; Marghi

Damboa
Kibaku; Marghi Central; Putai; Mulgwai; Kanuri

Dikwa
Shuwa Arab

Gwoza
Cineni; Dghwede; Glavda; Guduf-Gava; Gvoko; Hide; Yerwa Kanuri; Lamang; Mafa; Sukur; Waja; Wandala; Marghi

Hawul
Bura,Hwana, Putai mafa; Marghi

Jilbe town
Jilbe

Kaga
Yerwa Kanuri; Putai

Kala/Balge
Shuwa Arab; kanuri; Afade

Konduga
Shuwa Arabic; Yerwa Kanuri; Maffa; Putai; Wanda; Marghi

Kukawa
Yerwa Kanuri

Kwaya-Kusar
Bura, Putai, Marghi South

Maiduguri
Yerwa Kanuri; Mafa

Monguno
Yerwa Kanuri; Mafa

Ngala
Shuwa Arab; Yerwa Kanuri

Other languages of Borno State are Lala-Roba, Tarjumo, Yedina, and Tedaga.

LGALanguages
Askira-UbaPutai; Bura-Pabir; Gude; Kibaku; Marghi Central; Marghi South; Nggwahyi; Nya Huba; Marghi
BamaShuwa Arabic; Yerwa Kanuri; Wandala; Mafa; Marghi
BiuBura-Pabir; Dera; Ga’anda; Jara; Putai, Marghi
ChibokKibaku; Putai; Marghi
DamboaKibaku; Marghi Central; Putai; Mulgwai; Kanuri
DikwaShuwa Arab
GwozaCineni; Dghwede; Glavda; Guduf-Gava; Gvoko; Hide; Yerwa Kanuri; Lamang; Mafa; Sukur; Waja; Wandala; Marghi
HawulBura,Hwana, Putai mafa; Marghi
Jilbe townJilbe
KagaYerwa Kanuri; Putai
Kala/BalgeShuwa Arab; kanuri; Afade
KondugaShuwa Arabic; Yerwa Kanuri; Maffa; Putai; Wanda; Marghi
KukawaYerwa Kanuri
Kwaya-KusarBura, Putai, Marghi South
MaiduguriYerwa Kanuri; Mafa
MongunoYerwa Kanuri; Mafa
NgalaShuwa Arab; Yerwa Kanuri

With a population of over 4 million as of 2006, Borno’s demographic trends highlight a mix of urban and rural communities. The population density varies widely, with Maiduguri being the most populous and rapidly growing urban center.

Borno is culturally rich, with numerous ethnic groups including the Kanuri, Shuwa Arabs, and Bura. Traditional crafts, music, dance, and festivals remain integral to local identity and social life.